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Short English proverbs
Deeds, not words.
Act, don’t Words.
Bare words, no bargain.
Bare words, no bargain.
Bare words, no bargain.
Deeds are fruits, words are but leaves.
Actions are fruits, words are but leaves.
Ill deeds cannot honor.
Bad behavior cannot be honored.
Fine words dress ill deeds.
Fine words dress ill deeds.
Good words and ill deeds deceive wise and fools.
Good words and ill deeds deceive both wise and fools.
Our own actions are our security, not others' judgments.
Our own actions are our own guarantee, not the judgment of others.
A man of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
A man of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
A man of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
A man is not good or bad for one action.
A man cannot be judged by one action.
A man apt to promise is apt to forget.
A man who is apt to promise is apt to forget.
A man that breaks his word,bids others to be false to him.
A man who breaks his word is tantamount to asking others to be false to him.
Easier said than done.
Easier said than done.
The greatest talkers are always the least doers.
The greatest talkers are always the least doers.
The greatest talkers are always the least doers.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
You can tell whether the pudding is good or bad by tasting it; talk is worse than practice.
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Pride goes before a fall.
The proud will fail.
Pride goes before destruction.
The proud will be defeated.
Pride goeth before, and shame cometh after.
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.
Pride and grace dwelt never in one place.
Pride and grace dwelt never in one place.
Pride and grace dwelt never in one place.
He that climbs high falls heavily.
He that climbs high falls heavily.
Pride must be pinched.
Pride must be pinched.
The more noble the more humble.
The more noble, the more humble.
Humility often gains more than pride.
Humility often gains more than pride.
He who imagines that he has knowledge enough has none.
He who thinks he knows everything is always empty.
No man is the worst for knowing the worst of himself.
No man is bad because he knows he is bad.
Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.
Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.
It is not a sign of humility to declaim against pride.
It is not a sign of humility to attack pride with impassioned words.
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He that is full of himself is very empty.
The belly of a complacent person is empty.
Honesty is the best policy.
Honesty is the best policy.
An honest man's word is as good as his bond.
An honest man's word is actually his bond.
Poor but honest.
Although you are poor, you must be honest.
Honesty may be dear bought, but can never be an ill pennyworth.
Honesty may be bought at a high price, but it is always worth it.
Knavery may serve, but honesty is best.
Fraud may serve, but honesty is the best policy.
Every man has his weak side.
Every man has his weak side.
He who has no shame has no conscience.
He who has no shame has no conscience.
He who has no shame has no conscience.
An honest look covereth many faults.
An honest look covers many faults.
Once a knave, ever a knave.
Once a knave, always a knave.
A crafty knave needs no broker.
A crafty knave needs no broker.
The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar.
The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar.
The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar.
One penny with right is better than a thousand without right.
One penny obtained legally is better than a thousand penny obtained illegally.
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