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A collection of classic English proverbs

Proverbs include a wide range of content. Some are agricultural proverbs, such as "Before and after the Qingming Festival, plant melons and beans." Common sense proverbs in various fields, such as "Humility makes people progress, pride makes people fall behind."

Below is a collection of 3 foreign proverbs that I have brought to you. I hope it can help you!

A collection of foreign proverbs 1

1. Where there is a will, there is a way. Nothing is impossible. to a willing heart./Where there is a will there is a way.

2. The longest journey begins with the first step.

3 .Every little helps.

4.Pride hurts, modesty benefits.Pride hurts, modesty benefits

5.Only poverty in the world can gain something for nothing.Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty.

6. Great achievements are not built in a day. Rome was not built in a day.

7. An inch of time An inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time. Lost years are worse than lost dollars.

8. God helps those who help themselves.

9. Haste leads to speed. More haste, less speed.

10. One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage.

11. Well begun is half done.

12. Good wine needs no bush.

13. Success comes from hard work. Industry is the parent of success.

14. Great minds think alike.

15. Practice makes perfect.

16. Still waters run deep.

17. Little stone fell great oaks.

18. Never forget the past, the teacher of the future. The membrance of the past is the teacher of the future.

19. A hedge between keeps friendship green.

20. Take time while time is, for time will away.

21. Brainstorm. Two heads are better than one.

22. Prepare for a rainy day.

23 .True gold will never strain.

24. You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success.

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25. A sparrow cannot know the ambition of a swan. A sparrow cannot und

erstand the ambition of a swan.

26. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.

27. There is no grass anywhere in the world. is plenty of fish in the sea.

28. Great wisdom is like a fool. Cats hind their paws.

29. People cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured. Judge not a book by its cover. (Never judge from appearances.)

30. Lovers will eventually get married. All shall be well, Jack shall have jill.

Collection of foreign proverbs 2

1. Children should be seen but not be heard. When adults speak, children should not interrupt.

2. If a man once falls, all will tread on him.

3. Fool's haste is no speed. Haste makes waste.

4. A fair death honors the whole life. A fair death honors the whole life.

5. A straw will show which way the wind blows. A straw will show which way the wind blows.

6. Lookers-on see most of the game.

7. Fortune knocks once at everyone's door. Everyone has a lucky day.

8. Every bean hath its black.

9. Judge not of man and things at first sight. The first impression is the rare truth.

10. Diamond cut diamond. When you meet your opponent in chess, you will meet a good talent.

11. A tale never loses in telling. The story gets longer and longer.

12. Ill news flies apace.

13. Do not quarrel with your bread and butter. Don’t quarrel with your job.

14. He that travels far knows much.

15. When one will not, two cannot quarrel. One slap cannot make a sound.

16. When wine sinks, words swim.

17. The cheap buyer takes bad meat.

18. Short pleasure, long lament. Short pleasure, long lament.

19. Money is the root of all evil. Money is the root of all evil.

20. Grasp all, lose all. If you want to gain everything, you will lose everything.

21. Friendship should not be all on one side. Friendship depends on both sides.

22. Empty vessels make the most noise. Full bottles make no noise, but empty bottles slosh.

23. The day has eyes, the night has ears. If you want others not to know, you have to do nothing except yourself.

24. Go while the going is good. If you don’t leave now, when will you wait?

25. The best mirror is an old friend. Old friends are mirrors.

Collection of foreign proverbs 3

1. few words, many deeds.

Talk less and do more.

2. No song, no supper.

No work, no gain.

3. practice makes perfect.

Practice makes perfect.

4.no pains, no gains.

No pains, no gains.

No pains, no gains.

5.as you sow you shall mow.

You will reap melons if you sow melons, and you will reap beans if you sow beans.

6.he that will not work shall not eat.

He who does not work shall not eat

7.a work ill done must be twice done.

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The work that was not done needs to be done again.

8. as is the workman so is the work.

What kind of work does a worker do?

9. a bad workman quarrels with his tools.

A poor craftsman often complains about his tools.

10. the early bird catches the worm.

The early bird catches the worm.

11.labour is often the father of pleasure.

Diligence is often the source of happiness.

12.little strokes fell great oaks.

Water droplets penetrated the stone.

13.he that will not work shall not eat.

He that will not work shall not eat.

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14. heaven never helps the man who will not act.

If you don’t move, it’s useless to ask God.

15.nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.

Only poverty in the world can be obtained without pains.

16.food given by another person is only a throat tickler, but food gained by the labor of one's own hand is the food which satisfies.(australian proverb)