Level: B2
List of English Proverbs
A collection of popular and classic English proverbs and sayings — everyday wisdom and age-old lessons. This page lists proverbs beginning with the letter A.
- A bad penny always turns up.
- A bad settlement is better than a good lawsuit.
- A bad workman blames his tools.
- A bean in liberty is better than a comfit in prison.
- A big tree attracts the woodsman's axe.
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
- A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
- A burnt child dreads the fire.
- A camel is a horse designed by committee.
- A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
- A candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
- A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
- A character never dies.
- A closed mouth catches no flies.
- A closed mouth don't get fed.
- A constant guest is never welcome.
- A coward dies a thousand times before his death.
- A drop of knowledge is greater than an ocean of strength.
- A dull pencil is greater than the sharpest memory.
- A fox smells its own lair first.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- A good beginning makes a good ending.
- A good enemy is a better person than a false friend.
- A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all.
- A good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.
- A great lie may be widely accepted before the truth comes to light.
- A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
- A half truth is a whole lie.
- A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
- A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on.
- A lie will always spawn a bigger lie.
- A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
- A little pot is easily hot.
- A loaded wagon makes no noise.
- A man is cosmos in his self.
- A man is known by the company he keeps.
- A man's home is his castle.
- A miss by an inch is a miss by a mile.
- A new broom sweeps clean.
- A penny saved is a penny earned.
- A picture is worth a thousand words.
- A rising tide lifts all boats.
- A rolling stone gathers no moss.
- A son is a son 'till he gets him a wife; a daughter's a daughter all her life.
- A still tongue makes a wise head.
- A stitch in time saves nine.
- A thief thinks everyone steals.
- A watched pot never boils.
- A woman is like a cup of tea; you'll never know how strong she is until she boils.
- Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
- Absence makes the heart grow fonder but makes the mind forget.
- Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
- Act today only, tomorrow is too late
- Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- Advice most needed is least heeded.
- After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.
- All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet.
- All flowers are not in one garden.
- All for one and one for all.
- All good things must come to an end.
- All is well that ends well.
- All roads lead to Rome.
- All sizzle and no steak.
- All that glisters is not gold.
- All that is old is not gold.
- All things come to those who wait.
- All's fair in love and war.
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
- An empty vessel makes the most noise.
- An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
- An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.
- An ill laborer quarrels with his tools.
- An old dog will learn no tricks.
- An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
- An unasked question is the most futile thing in the world.
- Appreciation is motivation.
- April showers bring May flowers.
- As fit as a fiddle.
- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
- As soon as a man is born, he begins to die.
- As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
- Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
- Aught for naught, and a penny change.