Thursday, November 15, 2012

SOME PROVERB IN ENGLISH

Do as I say, not as I do.
Better to be envied than pitied.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
All things come to those who wait.
A bad excuse is better than none.
Children and fools tell the truth.
After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.
A barking dog never bites.
A cat in gloves catches no mice.
Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
Some men go through a forest and see no firewood.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Advice when most needed is least heeded.
Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.
A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
Many things are lost for want of asking.
A man may lead a horse to water, but cannot make him drink.


SOURCE :- Collected from the web

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