Proverb Quotes

“To blow and to swallow at the same moment is not easy.”

“Well, I always say nothing ventured, nothing lost.”

“All work and no play makes jack a dull boy - and Jill a wealthy widow.”

“You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be led.”

“A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.”

“Hunger is the best cook.”

“A Man of Words and not of Deeds is like a Garden full of Weeds.”

“For Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.”

“Revenge is a dish that is best served cold. It is very cold in space.”

“I have a wolf by the ears.”

“The master's eye is the best fertilizer.”

“A good lather is half the shave.”

“The number of guests should be not less than the Graces and not more than the Muses.”

“It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.”

“A rare bird on this earth, and very like a black swan.”

“It’s a long lane that has no turning, and a poor heart that never rejoices.”

“The dose makes the poison.”

“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.”

“What is worth doing, is worth doing well.”

“Waste not, want not.”