Proverbs By Language

"It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest."

"Fine feathers make fine birds. (Simpson , 2009)"

"Deal gently with the bird you mean to catch."

"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves. (Matthew; bible quote). (Strauss, 1998 p. 170)"

"Better underdone than overdone."

"Better late than never."

"Better is the enemy of good."

"Better a lean peace than a fat victory. (17th century)"

"A bellyful is one of meat, drink, or sorrow."

"Well begun is half done."

"A good beginning makes a good ending. (14th century)"

"Two wrongs don't make a right."

"Put a beggar on horseback and he'll ride it to death; Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the Devil."

"A beggar can never be bankrupt. (1639)"

"The good is the enemy of the best."

"The best is cheapest."

"If you can't beat them, join them."

"Some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you."

"As you make your bed, so you will sleep on it."

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty (John Keats)"

"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever."

"His bark is worse than his bite. (17th century)"

"Barking dogs seldom bite. (16th century)"

"Bait the hook well and the fish will bite."

"Good laws have sprung from bad customs."

"A bad workman quarrels with his tools. (1640)"

"A bad settlement is better than a good lawsuit."

"Bad is the best choice."

"Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater."

"Don't make clothes for a not yet born baby. (Strauss 1994, p. 683)"

"When all men say you are an ass it is time to bray. (Strauss 1994, p. 1221)"

"The best art conceals art."

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away--if you have good aim."

"A rotten apple injures its companions."

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

"One rotten apple will spoil the whole barrel. or One scabbed sheep mars the whole flock."

"Applause is the echo of a platitude. (Ambrose Bierce)"

"To apologize is to lay the foundation for a further offense. (Ambrose Bierce)"

"Do not let sunset find you still nursing your anger."

"Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor. (Francis Bacon)"

"Good riding at two anchors, men have told, for if the one fails, the other may hold. (Strauss, 1994 p. 879)"

"America is God's melting-pot. (Israel Zangwill)"

"All is well that ends well. (14th century)"

"All is fair in love and war. (17th century)"

"Advisers run no risks."

"Advise none to marry or go to war. (1640)"

"Advice most needed is least heeded."

"He who does not advance goes backwards."

"Admiration: our polite recognition of another man's resemblance to ourselves. (Ambrose Bierce)"

"Accidents will happen in the best families. (19th century)"