Proverbs By Language

"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."

"Like cures like."

"Life is what you make of it. Always has been, always will be."

"Life is what you do while you're waiting to die."

"Life is too short."

"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

"Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it."

"Life imitates chess. - Garry Kasparov"

"Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas."

"A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on."

"Let the cobbler stick to his last."

"Let him who is without sin cast the first stone."

"Least said sooner mended."

"Lead by example."

"Law is the solemn expression of legislative will."

"The law is a jealous mistress."

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."

"A kingdom is lost for want of a shoe."

"Kindness, like grain, increase by sowing."

"Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns."

"Kill your darlings."

"Keep your mouth shut and your ears open."

"Justice delayed is justice denied. (Legal Proverb, India)"

"Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant."

"Joan is as good as my lady in the dark. (17th century)"

"Jack of all trades and master of None. (18th century)"

"It takes all sorts to make a world."

"It's the empty can that makes the most noise."

"It's the early bird that gets the worm."

"It's no use crying over spilt milk."

"It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission."

"It's cheaper to keep her."

"It's better to give than to receive."

"It's better to be silent and thought a fool, than to speak up and remove all doubt."

"It's better to be safe than sorry."

"It's an ill wind that blows no good."

"An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."

"Everyone talks of changing the world, but no one talks of changing himself."

"Even a dog can distinguish between being stumbled over and being kicked."

"Even a broken clock is right twice a day."

"The ends justify the means."

"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance."

"Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

"An Englishman's home is his castle."

"An empty vessel makes the most noise"

"The early bird catches the worm. But the second mouse gets the cheese."

"Each to his own taste"

"Don't go between the tree and the bark."

"Don't carry coals to Newcastle."

"Doctors make the worst patients."