100 Simple English proverbs

100 proverbs in Simple English

Here are 100 proverbs in simple English:

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. All is fair in love and war.
6. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
7. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
8. Better late than never.
9. Beggars can't be choosers.
10. Blood is thicker than water.
11. Curiosity killed the cat.
12. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
13. Don't judge a book by its cover.
14. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
15. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
16. Every cloud has a silver lining.
17. Familiarity breeds contempt.
18. Fortune favors the bold.
19. Good things come to those who wait.
20. Haste makes waste.
21. Honesty is the best policy.
22. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
23. If the shoe fits, wear it.
24. If you can't beat them, join them.
25. If you want something done right, do it yourself.
26. Ignorance is bliss.
27. It is better to give than to receive.
28. It takes two to tango.
29. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
30. Laughter is the best medicine.
31. Let bygones be bygones.
32. Life is too short to waste time hating someone.
33. Like father, like son.
34. Money doesn't grow on trees.
35. Necessity is the mother of invention.
36. No man is an island.
37. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
38. One man's trash is another man's treasure.
39. Out of sight, out of mind.
40. Patience is a virtue.
41. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
42. Practice makes perfect.
43. Prevention is better than cure.
44. Rome wasn't built in a day.
45. Silence is golden.
46. Slow and steady wins the race.
47. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
48. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
49. Strike while the iron is hot.
50. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
51. The early bird catches the worm.
52. The grass is always greener on the other side.
53. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
54. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
55. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
56. There's no place like home.
57. There's no smoke without fire.
58. Time heals all wounds.
59. Time is money.
60. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
61. Two heads are better than one.
62. Two wrongs don't make a right.
63. United we stand, divided we fall.
64. Variety is the spice of life.
65. Waste not, want not.
66. What goes around comes around.
67. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
68. When one door closes, another opens.
69. Where there's smoke, there's fire.
70. You are what you eat.
71. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
72. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
73. You can't judge a book by its cover.
74. You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
75. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
76. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
77. You reap what you sow.
78. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
79. You win some, you lose some.
80. You're never too old to learn.
81. A watched pot never boils.
82. All that glitters is not gold.
83. An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
84. As you sow, so shall you reap.
85. Beauty is only skin deep.
86. Better safe than sorry.
87. Cleanliness is next to godliness.
88. Clothes don't make the man.
89. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
90. Don't cry over spilled milk.
91. Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
92. Every dog has his day.
93. Good things come in small packages.
94. Half a loaf is better than none.
95. Home is where the heart is.
96. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
97. If the cap fits, wear it.
98. In for a penny, in for a pound.
99. Kill two birds with one stone.
100. You can't please everyone.