English Proverbs

Proverbs
ENGLISH PROVERBS & SAYINGS
(proverbs and sayings commonly used in everyday conversation)

Proverb 
Explanation / Meaning

A 1. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.  
        When you are away from someone you love, you love them even more.
  2. Accidents will happen.  
      Some unfortunate events must be accepted as inevitable.
  3. Actions speak louder than words.  
     What a person actually does is more important that what they say they will do.
  4. Advice is cheap.  
      Advice is least heeded when most needed.  
     When a problem is serious, people often do not follow the advice given.
  5. Advisers run no risks.  
  6. All cats are grey in the dark. 
      People are undistinguished until they have made a name.
  7. All good things come to those who wait.  
      Patience brings rewards.
  8. All that glitters is not gold.  
      Appearances can be deceptive.
9.  All days are short to Industry and long to Idleness.  
     Time goes by slowly when you have nothing to do.
10. All is fair in love and war  
      Things that are done in love or war can often be excused.
11. All's well that ends well  
      There is a solution to everything even though there are doubts.
12. All that glitters is not gold.  
      What look good on the outside may not be so in reality.