“A penny saved is a penny gained.”
“All’s well that ends well.”
“A word is enough to the wise.”
“Children and fools speak the truth.”
“Curiosity killed the cat.”
“Forgive and forget.”
“Better ask twice than go wrong once.”
“A small gift is better than a great promise.”
“Forgive thyself nothing and others much.”
“Love cannot be bought or sold, its only price is love.”
“No tree falls at the first stroke.”
“Charity looks at the need and not at the cause.”
“One bad apple spoils the bunch.”
“One hand washes the other.”
“Out of sight out of mind.”
“Pearls of wisdom.”
“Practice makes perfect.”
“Proverbs are like butterflies, some are caught and some fly away.”
“Speak little, speak truth. Spend little, pay cash.”
“The sweetest grapes hang highest.”
“Time is the best counsellor.”
“A proverb never lies, it is only its meaning which deceives.”
Gideon said,
June 17, 2009 at 5:39 pm
I just surf thru and really appreciate those very inspirational proverbs.
I do not get the meaning of these two proverbs:
“Curiosity kill the cat”and
“The sweetest grapes hang highest”
could you please explain to me?