English 20th Century Proverbs
English 20th Century Proverbs
gets ice man poor proverbs rich summer
The rich man has his ice in the summer and the poor man gets his in the winter.
looks proverbs
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
cow good proverbs
Better a good cow than a cow of a good kind.
hear proverbs speak
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
gain lose proverbs swings
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
good inside man outside proverbs
There is nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse.
boys half proverbs three
Two boys are half a boy, and three boys are no boy at all.
fill proverbs time work
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
failure proverbs success
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
deadly female proverbs species
The female of the species is more deadly than the male.
anvil church proverbs worn
The church is an anvil which has worn out many hammers.
enemy good proverbs
The good is the enemy of the best.
gets proverbs tough
The going gets tough, the tough get going.
gods nuts proverbs send
The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth.