The Most Popular English Proverbs

• "The best things in life are free."
• "A stitch in time saves nine."
• "Still waters run deep."
• "He teaches ill, who teaches all."
• "You can't take it with you when you die."
• "Better untaught than ill taught."
• "Don't cross your bridges before you come to them."
• "Soon learnt, soon forgotten."
• "Even a worm will turn."
• "It was the last straw that broke the camel's back."
• "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."
• "If the stone fall upon the egg, alas for the egg! If the egg fall upon the stone, alas for the egg!"
• "Where there's a will there's a way."
• "Marry in haste, and repent at leisure."
• "One tongue is enough for a woman."
• "If you wish good advice, consult an old man."
• "The best advice is found on the pillow."
• "All clouds bring not rain."
• "You can't tell a book by its cover."
• "Bad news travels fast."
• "No news is good news."
• "Live and let live."
• "Birds of a feather flock together."
• "Tell me who you go with and I'll tell you who you are."