30 Popular Proverbs

  1. what you don't know can't hurt you
  2. Wilful ignorance
  3. Ignorance is bliss
  4. All are not thieves that the dogs bark at.
  5. All's fair in love and war
  6. All are not friends that speak us fair
  7. He deserves praise who does not what he may, but what he ought.
  8. All roads lead to Rome.
  9. All things come to those who wait.
  10. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
  11. An army marches on its stomach.
  12. March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
  13. As you make your bed, so you must lie on it
  14. A hedge between keeps friends green.
  15. A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
  16. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
  17. All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet.
  18. A staff is quickly found to beat a dog
  19. As the old cock crows, so crows the young.
  20. Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
  21. A rotten apple injures its neighbors.
  22. People are not satisfied with what they have, people are satisfied with what they don't have.
  23. Bend the willow while it is young.
  24. The best things come in small packages.
  25. he best things in life are free.
  26. Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
  27. Better is the enemy of good.
  28. Big thunder, little rain.
  29. Better late than never.
  30. Better safe than sorry .

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