According to Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary: A proverb is a short, well-known saying that states a general truth or gives advice, eg. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
How many do you know? Do you have a favorite?
Here are some of my favorite English Proverbs: :) :)
Actions speak louder than words.
All good things come to those who wait.
A bad workman blames his tools.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see.
Better safe than sorry.
Better late than never.
When the blind lead the blind, both fall in the ditch.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
When in doubt, do nowt.
There's an exception to every rule.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
All that glitters isn't gold.
God sends meat, but the Devil sends cooks.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Great minds think alike.
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
If you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas.
Love is blind.
The more you get, the more you want.
Never is a long time.
No news is good news.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Practice makes perfect.
Prevention is better than cure.
Seek and ye shall find.
A shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
It you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
Still waters run deep.
Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
It takes two to tango.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
You win some, you lose some.
All's well that ends well.
:) :) Have a super duper day! :) :)
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