Most commonly used proverbs

• Slow and steady wins the race.
• A bad workman quarrels with his tools. - An inefficient man complains of cicrumstances.
• A barking dog seldom or never bites. - Someone who makes threats all the time seldom carries out the threats.
• A burnt child dreads the fire or Once bitten, twice shy. - Experience teaches us caution; if something has hurt you once, you avoid it after that.
• When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
• If one can do it, You too can do it. If none can do it, you must do it. - Japanese Proverb.
• Don’t judge a book by its cover.
• Better late than never.
• The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
• Practice makes a man perfect.
• The pen is mightier than the sword.
• Actions speak louder than words.
• Where there is a will, there is a way.
• He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever - Chinese Proverb.
• I hear: I forget. I see: I remember. I do: I understand. - Chinese proverb
• A picture is worth a thousand words.
• Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
• Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.
• Fortune favours the brave / bold.
• God helps those who help themselves.
• Good things come to those who wait.
• Honesty is the best policy.
• Don’t reinvent the wheel.
• Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
• If you play with fire, you’ll get burned.
• Knowledge is power.
• Laughter is the best medicine.
• Like father, like son.
• Like mother, like daughter.
• People who live in the glass houses should not throw stones.
• There is no place like home.
• There is no such thing as a free lunch. (Nothing is free.)
• Time is money.
• Two heads are better than one. - It’s easier to do something as a team than by yourself.
• Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
• Oil your own machine.
• A guilty mind is always suspicious. - A criminal is always weak in mind though he tries to conceal this weakness.
• A little learning is a dangerous thing.
• A still tongue makes a wise head. - A wise man does not talk very much.
• A tree is known by its fruit. - A man’s actual character is known by his actions.
• A word to the wise is sufficient. -Wise people do not need long explanation.
• Grasp all, lose all
• As many men, so many minds
• All that glitters is not gold.
• An idle brain is the devil’s workshop.
• Prevention is better than cure.
• As is the tree, so is the fruit.
• As you sow so you reap.
• Better alone than in bad company.
• Better an empty house than an ill tenant.
• Civility/courtesy costs nothing