More English Proverbs

A full cup must be carried steadily.... >>

A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.... >>

All temptations are found either in hope or fear.... >>

There is time for all things.... >>

Self-praise is no praise at all.... >>

Other Proverbs

The girl as she is taught, the flax as it is wrought.... (Spanish) >>

He cannot find water in the sea.... (Spanish) >>

He who at twenty understands nothing, at thirty knows nothin... (Spanish) >>

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel... (Jewish) >>

Weight and measure save a man toil.... (Spanish) >>

When a proud man hears another praised, he feels himself injured.

- English Proverb