50 common proverbs in English

 


Here are 50 common proverbs:

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

2.    A penny saved is a penny earned.

3.    Actions speak louder than words.

4.    All good things must come to an end.

5.    An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

6.    As you sow, so shall you reap.

7.    Beggars can't be choosers.

8.    Better late than never.

9.    Curiosity killed the cat.

10.                      Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

11.                      Don't judge a book by its cover.

12.                      Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

13.                      Every cloud has a silver lining.

14.                      Good things come to those who wait.

15.                      Haste makes waste.

16.                      Honesty is the best policy.

17.                      If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

18.                      If the shoe fits, wear it.

19.                      Ignorance is bliss.

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

21.                      Laughter is the best medicine.

22.                      Let bygones be bygones.

23.                      Live and learn.

24.                      Money doesn't grow on trees.

25.                      Necessity is the mother of invention.

26.                      No pain, no gain.

27.                      Out of sight, out of mind.

28.                      Patience is a virtue.

29.                      Practice makes perfect.

30.                      Prevention is better than cure.

31.                      Rome wasn't built in a day.

32.                      Silence is golden.

33.                      Slow and steady wins the race.

34.                      The early bird catches the worm.

35.                      The grass is always greener on the other side.

36.                      The more, the merrier.

37.                      The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

38.                      There's no smoke without fire.

39.                      Time heals all wounds.

40.                      Time is money.

41.                      To err is human; to forgive, divine.

42.                      Two heads are better than one.

43.                      Variety is the spice of life.

44.                      What goes around comes around.

45.                      When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

46.                      Where there's smoke, there's fire.

47.                      You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

48.                      You can't have your cake and eat it too.

49.                      You can't judge a book by its cover.

50.                      You reap what you sow.

 

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