An aphorism is nothing else but the slightest
Dictionary of English World Proverbs and Sayings
QUOTES, APHORISMS AND PROVERBS 5
It often happens,
that misery will follow a marriage when the dowry is too large. Decimus Magnus
Ausonius He won't, won't he?
Then bring me my boots.
Let the blacksmith
wear the chains he has himself made. Decimus Magnus
Ausonius No man will revel
long in the indulgence of crime. Decimus Magnus
Ausonius Decimus Magnus
Ausonius A wise man will make
more opportunities than he finds. Francis Bacon Knowledge is power. Francis Bacon,
paraphrase, sometimes attributed to Thomas Hobbes Stay a little, that
we may make an end the sooner. Francis Bacon The mould of a man's
fortune is in his own hands. Francis Bacon The folly of one man
is the fortune of another. Francis Bacon, Of
Fortune The remedy is worse
than the disease. Francis Bacon, Of
Seditions Needs must when the
devil drives. Neither fish nor
flesh. Neither here nor
there. Neither rhyme nor
reason. Never cackle till
your egg is laid. Never cast dirt into
that fountain of which you have sometime drunk. Never do things by
halves. Never fry a fish till
it's caught. Never offer to teach
fish to swim. Never put off till
tomorrow what you can do (can be done) today. Never quit certainty
for hope. Never too much of a
good thing. Never try to prove
what nobody doubts. Never write what you
dare not sign. New brooms sweep
clean. New lords, new laws. Nightingales will not
sing in a cage. No flying from fate. No garden without its
weeds. No great loss without
some small gain. No herb will cure
love. No joy without alloy. No living man all
things can. No longer pipe, no
longer dance. No man is wise at all
times. No man loves his
fetters, be they made of gold. No news (is) good
news. No pains, no gains. No song, no supper. No sweet without
(some) sweat. No wisdom like
silence. None but the brave
deserve the fair. None so blind as
those who won't see.. None so deaf as those
that won't hear. Nothing comes out of
the sack but what was in it. Nothing is impossible
to a willing heart. Nothing must be done
hastily but killing of fleas. Nothing so bad, as
not to be good for something. Nothing succeeds like
success. Nothing venture,
nothing have. Oaks may fall when
reeds stand the storm. Of two evils choose
the least. Old birds are not
caught with chaff. Old friends and old
wine are best. On Shank's mare. Once bitten, twice
shy. Once is no rule
(custom). One beats the bush,
and another catches the bird. One chick keeps a hen
busy. One drop of poison
infects the whole tun of wine. One fire drives out
another. One good turn
deserves another. One law for the rich,
and another for the poor. One lie makes many. One link broken, the
whole chain is broken. One man, no man. One man's meat is
another man's poison. One scabby sheep will
mar a whole flock. One swallow does not
make a summer. One today is worth
two tomorrow. Open not your door
when the devil knocks. Opinions differ. Opportunity makes the
thief. Out of sight, out of
mind. Out of the frying-pan
into the fire. Packed like herrings. Patience is a plaster
for all sores. Penny-wise and
pound-foolish. Pleasure has a sting
in its tail. Plenty is no plague. Politeness costs
little (nothing), but yields much. Poverty is no sin. Poverty is not a
shame, but the being ashamed of it is. Practice what you
preach. Praise is not
pudding. Pride goes before a
fall. Procrastination is
the thief of time. Promise is debt. Promise little, but
do much. Prosperity makes
friends, and adversity tries them. Put not your hand
between the bark and the tree. Rain at seven, fine
at eleven. Rats desert a sinking
ship. Repentance is good,
but innocence is better. Respect yourself, or
no one else will respect you. Roll my log and I
will roll yours. Rome was not built in
a day. Salt water and
absence wash away love. Saying and doing are
two things. Score twice before
you cut once. Scornful dogs will
eat dirty puddings. Scratch my back and
I'll scratch yours. Self done is soon
done. Self done is well
done. Self is a bad
counselor. Self-praise is no
recommendation. Set a beggar on
horseback and he'll ride to the devil. Set a thief to catch
a thief. Shallow streams make
most din. Short debts
(accounts) make long friends. Silence gives
consent. Since Adam was a boy. Sink or swim!
Six of one and half a
dozen of the other. Slow and steady wins
the race. Slow but sure. Small rain lays great
dust. So many countries, so
many customs. So many men, so many
minds. Soft fire makes sweet
malt. Something is rotten
in the state of Denmark . Soon learnt, soon
forgotten. Soon ripe, soon
rotten. Speak (talk) of the
devil and he will appear (is sure to appear). Speech is silver but
silence is gold. Standers-by see more
than gamesters. Still waters run
deep. Stolen pleasures are
sweetest. Stretch your arm no
further than your sleeve will reach. Stretch your legs
according to the coverlet. Strike while the iron
is hot. Stuff today and
starve tomorrow. Success is never
blamed. Such carpenters, such
chips. Sweep before your own
door. Take care of the
pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. Take us as you find
us. Tarred with the same
brush. Tastes differ. Tell that to the
marines. That cock won't
fight. That which one least
anticipates soonest comes to pass. That's a horse of
another colour. That's where the shoe
pinches! The beggar may sing
before the thief (before a footpad). The best fish smell
when they are three days old. The best fish swim
near the bottom. The best is
oftentimes the enemy of the good. The busiest man finds
the most leisure. The camel going to
seek horns lost his ears. The cap fits. The cask savours of
the first fill. The cat shuts its
eyes when stealing cream. The cat would eat
fish and would not wet her paws. The chain is no
stronger than its weakest link. The cobbler should
stick to his last. The cobbler's wife is
the worst shod. The darkest hour is
that before the dawn. The darkest place is
under the candlestick. The devil is not so
black as he is painted. The devil knows many
things because he is old. The devil lurks
behind the cross. The devil rebuking
sin. The dogs bark, but
the caravan goes on. The Dutch have taken
Holland ! The early bird
catches the worm. The end crowns the
work. The end justifies the
means. The evils we bring on
ourselves are hardest to bear. The exception proves
the rule. The face is the index
of the mind. The falling out of
lovers is the renewing of love. The fat is in the
fire. The first blow is
half the battle. The furthest way
about is the nearest way home. The game is not worth
the candle.. The heart that once
truly loves never forgets. The higher the ape
goes, the more he shows his tail. The last drop makes
the cup run over. The last straw breaks
the camel's back. The leopard cannot
change its spots. The longest day has
an end. The mill cannot grind
with the water that is past. The moon does not
heed the barking of dogs. The more haste, the
less speed. The more the merrier. The morning sun never
lasts a day. The mountain has
brought forth a mouse. The nearer the bone,
the sweeter the flesh. The pitcher goes
often to the well but is broken at last. The pot calls the
kettle black. The proof of the
pudding is in the eating. The receiver is as
bad as the thief. The remedy is worse
than the disease. The rotten apple
injures its neighbours. The scalded dog fears
cold water. The tailor makes the
man. The tongue of idle
persons is never idle. The voice of one man
is the voice of no one. The way (the road) to
hell is paved with good intentions. The wind cannot be
caught in a net. The work shows the
workman. There are lees to
every wine. There are more ways
to the wood than one. There is a place for
everything, and everything in its place. There is more than
one way to kill a cat. There is no fire
without smoke. There is no place
like home. There is no rose
without a thorn. There is no rule without an exception.
There is no smoke
without fire. There's many a slip
'tween (== between) the cup and the lip. There's no use crying
over split milk. They are hand and
glove. They must hunger in
winter that will not work in summer. Things past cannot be
recalled. Think today and speak
tomorrow. Those who live in
glass houses should not throw stones. Time and tide wait
for no man. Time cures all
things. Time is money. Time is the great
healer. Time works wonders. To add fuel (oil) to
the fire (flames). To angle with a
silver hook. To be born with a
silver spoon in one's mouth. To be head over ears
in debt. To be in one's
birthday suit. To be up to the ears
in love. To be wise behind the
hand. To beat about the
bush. To beat the air. To bring grist to
somebody's mill. To build a fire under
oneself. To buy a pig in a
poke. To call a spade a
spade. To call off the dogs. To carry coals to
Newcastle. To cast pearls before
swine. To cast prudence to
the winds. To come away none the
wiser. To come off cheap. To come off with a
whole skin. To come off with
flying colours. To come out dry. To come out with
clean hands. To cook a hare before
catching him. To cry with one eye
and laugh with the other. To cut one's throat
with a feather. To draw (pull) in
one's horns. To drop a bucket into
an empty well. To draw water in a
sieve. To eat the calf in
the cow's belly. To err is human. To fiddle while Rome
is burning. To fight with one's
own shadow. To find a mare's
nest. To fish in troubled
waters. To fit like a glove. To flog a dead horse. To get out of bed on
the wrong side. To give a lark to
catch a kite. To go for wool and
come home shorn. To go through fire
and water (through thick and thin). To have a finger in
the pie. To have rats in the
attic. To hit the nail on
the head. To kick against the
pricks. To kill two birds
with one stone. To know everything is
to know nothing. To know on which side
one's bread is buttered. To know what's what. To lay by for a rainy
day. To live from hand to
mouth. To lock the
stable-door after the horse is stolen. To look for a needle
in a haystack. To love somebody
(something) as the devil loves holy water. To make a mountain
out of a molehill. To make both ends
meet. To make the cup run
over. To make (to turn) the air blue.
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