Wise English Proverbs and Sayings

Wise English Proverbs and Sayings

Do as I say, not as I do.

Better to be envied than pitied.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

All things come to those who wait.

A bad excuse is better than none.

Children and fools tell the truth.

After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.

A barking dog never bites.

A cat in gloves catches no mice.

Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.

Some men go through a forest and see no firewood.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Advice when most needed is least heeded.

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.

A man is as old as he feels himself to be.

Many things are lost for want of asking.

A man may lead a horse to water, but cannot make him drink.