English Proverbs
Commonly-used proverbs beginning with the letter 'G'
LIST G
from: 'gardens are not made...' to: 'a guilty conscience'
- Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.
- Nothing is achieved without effort.
- Nothing is achieved without effort.
- Give someone an inch and they will take a mile (or yard)
- Give someone a little and they will want more - some people are never satisfied.
- Give someone a little and they will want more - some people are never satisfied.
- Give someone enough rope and they will hang themselves.
- Give someone enough time and freedom and they will get into trouble.
- Give someone enough time and freedom and they will get into trouble.
- God helps those who help themselves.
- Success comes to those who make a real effort to achieve it.
- Success comes to those who make a real effort to achieve it.
- Good accounting makes good friends.
- You will keep your friends if you avoid disputes over money.
- You will keep your friends if you avoid disputes over money.
- Good and quickly seldom meet.
- A well-done job takes time.
- A well-done job takes time.
- (A) good beginning makes a good end.
- If a task is carefully planned, there's a better chance that it will be well done.
- If a task is carefully planned, there's a better chance that it will be well done.
- (A) good conscience is a soft pillow.
- You sleep well when you have nothing to be guilty about.
- You sleep well when you have nothing to be guilty about.
- (A) good mind possesses a kingdom.
- Intellectual assets are more valuable than material ones.
- Intellectual assets are more valuable than material ones.
- (A) good name is better than a good face.
- A good reputation is better than a good appearance.
- A good reputation is better than a good appearance.
- Good management is better than good income.
- Income can be lost if it is used carelessly.
- Income can be lost if it is used carelessly.
- Grasp all, lose all.
- Trying to obtain everything will often result in gaining nothing.
- Trying to obtain everything will often result in gaining nothing.
- Great minds think alike.
- Very intelligent people often have the same idea at the same time.
- Very intelligent people often have the same idea at the same time.
- Great oaks grow from small acorns.
- Large successful operations can begin in a small way.
- Large successful operations can begin in a small way.
- Grief divided is made lighter.
- If you share your grief, it will be easier to bear.
- If you share your grief, it will be easier to bear.
- (A) growing youth has a wolf in his belly.
- Young boys eat a lot / are often hungry.
- Young boys eat a lot / are often hungry.
- (A) guilty conscience needs no accuser.
- If you know that you have done something wrong, you don't need anyone to tell you that you're guilty.
- If you know that you have done something wrong, you don't need anyone to tell you that you're guilty.
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