Dr.

BESANT SCHOOL
A LIST OF PROVERBS
A
Actions speak louder than words.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
An apple a day keeps doctor away.
All the glitters is not gold.
A bad work man blames his tools.

B
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
Better late than never.
Better loose the saddle than the horse charity begins at home.
Behind every great man, there is a great women.

C
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Change is as good as rest.
Cowards die many a times before their death.
Courtesy costs nothing.

D
Don't judge a book by it's cover.
Don't put all the eggs in one basket.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Darkest hour is before the dawn.
E
Empty vessels make the most noise.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Easier said than done.
Experience is the father of wisdom.
Early bird catches the worm.

F
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
Fortune favours the bold.
First come, first served.
Friends in need are friends indeed.
Failure teaches success.

G
Good things come to those who wait.
Give credit where credit is due.
Great minds think alike.
God helps those who help themselves.
Good management is better than good income.

H
Haste makes waste.
Honesty is the best policy.
He who hesitates is lost.
Home is where the heart is.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
I
Ignorance is bliss.
If you are with patience in one moment of anger, you will avoid hundred days of sorrow
It's never too late to learn.
If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.
If you want to be a friend, be the one.

J
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Justice delayed is justice denied.
Journey of thousand miles starts with a single step.
Jealousy and fear have big eyes.
Judge a man not by the words of his mother, but by the comments of his neighbours.

K
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Kindness begets kindness.
Knowledge in youth is wisdom is age.
Knowledge is power.
Kind words conquer.

L
Laughter is the best medicine.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Learn to walk before you run.
Look before you leap.
Live and let live.

M
Make hay while the sun shines.
Money can't buy happiness.
Man proposes, god disposes .
Many a cook spoil the broth.
Money doesn't grow on trees.

N
No pain, no gain.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
No news is a good news.

O
Out of sight, out of mind.
One man's trash is another man's treasure.
Only real friends tell you when your face is dirty
Opportunity knocks but once.
One today is worth two tomorrow.

P
Practise makes man perfect.
Pride goes before a fall.
Practice what you preach.
Prevention is better than cure.
A picture paints a thousand words.

Q
Questioning is better than hesitation
Quick to judge, quick to forgive.
Quit while you are ahead.
Quality best is not better than the cheapest.
Quality without quantity is little thought of.
R
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Rolling stones gather no mass.
Respect is greater from a distance.
Rats desert a sinking ship.

S
Speech is silver, silence is golden .
Slow and steady wins the race.
Saying is one thing, doing is another.
Still waters run deep.
Strike while the iron is hot.

T
Two wrongs don't make a right.
The darkest hour is before the dawn
The grass is always greener on the other side.
Time heals all wounds.
The first step is always the hardest.

U
Unwillingness easily finds an excuse.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Under a ragged coat lies the wisdom.
Unity is strength.
Up the hill favour me, down the hill beware thee.
V
Variety is the spice of life.
Virtue is its own reward.
Velvet paws hide sharp claws.
The voice of people is the voice of god.
Virtue is its own reward.

W
Words cut more than swords.
What goes around, comes around.
Waste not, want not.
Wisdom is better than strength.
Where there's a will, there's a way.

X
X-ray vision makes things easier.
Xenophobia and racism are two pieces of the same puzzle.
Xmas is enjoyable if it comes once in a year.
Xero is valuable only if it comes after a digit.

Y
You are what you eat.
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
You're never too old to learn.
You reap what you sow.

Z
Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.
Zig when others zag.
Zest for life is contagious.
Zeal when is a virtue, is a dangerous one.
Zeal is like fire: it means both feeding and watching