My mother and early school year teachers always had a proverb for everything. I find I repeat them to my daughter all the time. I think while they are old, they are true and have a lot of wisdom in them. I want to make a list of them and will make a book to give her on the day my daughter has her own child.
Golden Nuggets-Classic Proverbs to Considered in Life
1. Waste not, want not.
2. He who hesitates is lost.
3. Silence is golden.
4. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
5. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
6. Cold hands, warm heart.
7. Don’t cry over spilt milk.
8. Sing before supper, cry before night.
9. Pride goes before a fall.
10. Practice makes perfect.
11. All good things comes to he who waits.
12. All good things must come to an end.
13. Better late than never.
14. Give credit when credits due.
15. Still waters run deep.
16. Barking dogs seldom bite.
17. As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
18. A stitch in time saves nine.
19. You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours
20. A penny earned is a penny saved.
21. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
22. The grass is always greener on the other side.
23. Curiosity killed the cat.
24. Birds of a feather flock together.
25. Tomorrow is another day.
26. No news is good news.
27. You can’t win them all.
28. Trust is the mother of all deceit.
29. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
30. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
31. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
32. You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.
33. Keep you mouth shut and your ears open.
34. Love is blind.
35. Mind your own business.
36. A man’s home is his castle.
37. Charity begins at home.
38. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
39. Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.
40. All’s well that ends well.
41. When the cat’s away, the mice is will play.
42. Faith will move mountains.
43. Love conquers all.
44. Love makes the world go around.
45. Love sees no faults.
46. Those that live in glass houses should not throw stones.
47. Look before you leap.
48. Life is a bowl of cherries
49. A job worth doing is worth doing well..
50. You can’t please everyone.
51. April showers bring May flowers.
52. March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.
53. Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; red sky in the morning, sailors take warning
54. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
55. Hind sight is twenty-twenty.
56. Rats desert a sinking ship.
57. Bad news travels fast.
58. Silence is golden.
59. Business before pleasure.
60. Age before beauty.
61. A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.-Persian Proverb
62. A clear conscience is a soft pillow.-German Proverb
63. A close friend can become a close enemy.-Ethiopian Proverb
64. A closed mouth catches no flies.- Italian Proverb
65. A dimple on the chin, the devil within. -Gaelic Proverb
66. Life is not holding a good hand; Life is playing a poor hand well.- Danish proverb
67. Love truth even if it harms you, and hate lie even if it serves you.-Lebanese Proverb
68. There is no pot so crooked, that there isn’t a lid to fit on it.-Pennsylvania Dutch Proverb
69. Remember the rain that made your corn grow-Haitian Proverb
70. Pick the flower when it is ready to be picked.-Chinese Proverb
