Proverbs By Language

"All rising to great place is by a winding stair. (Francis Bacon)"

"Little pitchers have big ears. (Strauss 1994, p. 653)"

"It's a cracked pitcher that goes oftenest to the well."

"A picture is worth a thousand words."

"Bitter pills may have blessed effects."

"When the pig is proffered, hold up the poke."

"He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence. (William Blake)"

"The voice of the people is the voice of god. (Strauss, 1994 p. 1164)"

"A penny saved is a penny earned."

"Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves."

"Penny wise, pound foolish."

"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves."

"A penny for your thoughts."

"The pen worse than the sword. (Robert Burton)"

"Those who wish to live in peace, must hear, see, and say nothing."

"There's no peace for the wicked."

"Peace: in international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting. (Ambrose Bierce)"

"If you want peace, prepare for war."

"All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies. (John Arbuthnot)"

"Never ask pardon before you are accused."

"There is no greater torment than to be alone in paradise. (Strauss, 1994 p. 1106)"

"You get what you pay for."

"Good things come in small packages."

"The world is your oyster."

"It ain't over till it's over."

"From big oaks little acorns grow."

"Opportunity makes the thief. (13th century)"

"The only stupid question is the one that is not asked."

"The only free cheese is in the mouse trap."

"Take care of number one."

"Old habits die hard."

"Little strokes fell great oaks."

"He that would eat the kernel must crack the nut."

"There is luck in odd numbers."

"You don't get nothing for nothing."

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained. (Manser, 2007 p. 207)"

"Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful! (Samuel Beckett)"

"Nothing for nothing. (Strauss, 1994 p. 1111)"

"Lose nothing for want of asking. (Mawr, 1885 p. 116)"

"No means no."

"No man is indispensable. (Strauss, 1998 p. 319)"

"No man is an island."

"No man can serve two masters."

"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."

"Never put off till (until) tomorrow what you can do today."

"Never lie to your lawyer."

"Necessity is mother of invention. (Roger Ascham)"

"Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. (Francis Bacon)"

"Nature is beyond all teaching. (Strauss, 1994 p. 764)"

"All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God. (Sir Thomas Browne]]"