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A proverb is a short, well-known saying that gives advice or tells a truth about life. Here are 35 famous English proverbs with simple meanings.
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| # | Proverb | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honesty is the best policy | Always telling the truth is best |
| 2 | Practice makes perfect | Doing something again and again makes you good at it |
| 3 | Slow and steady wins the race | Patient, steady work brings success |
| 4 | Actions speak louder than words | What you do matters more than what you say |
| 5 | Where there is a will, there is a way | If you really want something, you will find a way |
| 6 | An apple a day keeps the doctor away | Healthy food keeps you well |
| 7 | Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise | Good habits bring health and success |
| 8 | A friend in need is a friend indeed | A true friend helps you in hard times |
| 9 | Don't judge a book by its cover | Don't judge by looks alone |
| 10 | Time and tide wait for none | Do not waste time |
| 11 | Look before you leap | Think before you act |
| 12 | Better late than never | It is better to do something late than not at all |
| 13 | All that glitters is not gold | Things that look good are not always good |
| 14 | Two heads are better than one | Working together gives better ideas |
| 15 | Unity is strength | Together we are stronger |
| 16 | Knowledge is power | Learning makes you strong |
| 17 | Health is wealth | Good health is the greatest treasure |
| 18 | Haste makes waste | Hurrying leads to mistakes |
| 19 | Every cloud has a silver lining | There is hope even in bad times |
| 20 | A stitch in time saves nine | Fix a small problem now to stop a bigger one later |
| 21 | Birds of a feather flock together | Similar people stay together |
| 22 | Cleanliness is next to godliness | Being clean is very important |
| 23 | Don't count your chickens before they hatch | Don't count on something before it happens |
| 24 | Empty vessels make the most noise | People who know little often talk the most |
| 25 | Rome was not built in a day | Big things take time |
| 26 | The early bird catches the worm | Those who start early succeed |
| 27 | Where there is smoke, there is fire | Every rumour has some truth |
| 28 | A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush | What you have is worth more than what you might get |
| 29 | Many hands make light work | Work is easy when many people help |
| 30 | No pain, no gain | Success needs hard work |
| 31 | Prevention is better than cure | Stopping a problem is better than fixing it |
| 32 | Strike while the iron is hot | Act at the right time |
| 33 | The pen is mightier than the sword | Words are more powerful than force |
| 34 | Too many cooks spoil the broth | Too many people in charge spoil the work |
| 35 | When in Rome, do as the Romans do | Follow the customs of the place you are in |
A short, popular saying that gives advice or tells a common truth, like "Honesty is the best policy".
A proverb is a complete sentence with advice. An idiom is a phrase with a special meaning that is used inside a sentence.