Proverbs are popular, short, wise sayings with words of advice or warning. Here is a short list of proverbs still in current use
Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves
Concentrate on saving small amounts. At the end you will have saved a large amount of money.
Take heed of the snake in the grass
Always be on your guard against treachery.
Take not a musket to kill a butterfly
Don’t take extreme measures to get rid of something quite trivial.
Take the rough with the smooth
Your road through life is not paved with roses. Be ready to accept bad times as well.
Take the will for the deed
Give a person credit for his good intentions, even though he does not act on them.
Take things as they come
Deal with life’s problems as they arise.
Take things as you find them Adapt yourself to new surroundings.
Take time by the forelock
Live in the present moment.
A tale never loses in the telling
The facts of a story improve as you keep on telling them.
Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear
We are joined by someone when we talk about them.
Tastes differ
Our likes and dislikes are different.
There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with cream
There are many ways to achieve your purpose.
There are tricks in every trade
There are many ways of doing something successfully.
There are two sides in every question
When you have differences of opinion, neither side is entirely wrong.
There are wheels within wheels
Indirect or secret agencies are in control of human affairs.
There’s a black sheep in every flock
There is a scoundrel in every family.
There is a tide in the affairs of men …
There is a right moment to undertake something successfully, and if we fail to grasp it, we do so at our peril.
There is a time to speak and a time to be silent
Sometimes it is prudent to say nothing in consideration for other people’s feelings.
There is honour among thieves
A thief is reluctant to steal from another thief.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle
Your capabilities do not depend on your age.
There’s many a slip ‘twixt the cup and the lip
Nothing is certain until you possess it.
There’s many a true word spoken in jest
Your remarks not meant to be taken seriously frequently turn out to be true.
There is no disputing about tastes
No two people have the same likes and dislikes.
There’s no fool like an old fool
Old fools are bigger fools than young ones.
There is no garden without its weeds
Nothing is perfect.
There’s no place like home
Home is the place where you feel happiest.
There is no rose without a thorn
However happy we are, there is always some little touch of sadness or disappointment.
There is no royal road to learning
You cannot attain knowledge without hard work.
There is no smoke without fire
All rumours are based on fact.
There is no time like the present
If you have to do something, do it now.
There is no wheat without chaff
Merit is often obscured by worthlessness.