English Proverbs
Commonly-used proverbs beginning with the letter 'F'
Proverbs from: 'facts speak louder than words' to: 'friendship is ...'
- Facts speak louder than words.
- People show what they are really like by what they do, rather than by what they say.
- People show what they are really like by what they do, rather than by what they say.
- Failure teaches success.
- People can learn from their failures and be successful later on.
- People can learn from their failures and be successful later on.
- Fair exchange is no robbery.
- Swapping two items of equal value is an honest deal.
- Swapping two items of equal value is an honest deal.
- False friends are worse than open enemies.
- It's better to know who your real enemies are rather than trust someone who pretends to be a friend but is capable of stabbing you in the back.
- It's better to know who your real enemies are rather than trust someone who pretends to be a friend but is capable of stabbing you in the back.
- Familiarity breeds contempt.
- Knowing someone very well can lead to a lack of respect for them.
- Knowing someone very well can lead to a lack of respect for them.
- (A) fault confessed is half redressed.
- Confession is the beginning of forgiveness.
- Confession is the beginning of forgiveness.
- Fear lends wings
- Fear makes you do things faster than would normally seem possible.
- Fear makes you do things faster than would normally seem possible.
- Fine words butter no parsnips.
- No amount of talking can replace action.
- No amount of talking can replace action.
- First come, first served.
- The first person in the line will be attended to first.
- The first person in the line will be attended to first.
- (The) first step is the hardest.
- The most difficult part of an action is the beginning.
- The most difficult part of an action is the beginning.
- (A) flower blooms more than once.
- If you miss an occasion, you can avail yourself of it another time.
- If you miss an occasion, you can avail yourself of it another time.
- (A) fly will not get into a closed mouth.
- If you learn when to keep silent you will avoid trouble.
- If you learn when to keep silent you will avoid trouble.
- (A) fool and his money are (soon) easily parted.
- A foolish person often spends money carelessly.
- A foolish person often spends money carelessly.
- (A) fool at forty is a fool forever.
- If a person hasn't matured by the age of 40, they never will.
- If a person hasn't matured by the age of 40, they never will.
- Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
- One should learn from one's mistakes.
- One should learn from one's mistakes.
- Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
- Inexperienced people become involved in situations that more intelligent people would avoid.
- Inexperienced people become involved in situations that more intelligent people would avoid.
- Forbidden fruit is sweet.
- What you cannot have is what is always the most desirable.
- What you cannot have is what is always the most desirable.
- (A) friend in need is a friend indeed.
- Someone who helps you when you are in trouble is a real friend.
- Someone who helps you when you are in trouble is a real friend.
- (A) friend to all is a friend to none.
- Someone who is a friend to everyone makes none of them feel special.
- Someone who is a friend to everyone makes none of them feel special.
- (A) friend's eye is a good mirror.
- A real friend will tell you the truth.
- A real friend will tell you the truth.
- Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.
- Effort is necessary to keep a friendship alive.
- Effort is necessary to keep a friendship alive.
- Friendship is love with understanding.
- A friend is more tolerant than a lover/partner/spouse?
- A friend is more tolerant than a lover/partner/spouse?
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