A Collection of English Proverb from Middle School

Answer 1

The following are some English proverb from middle school:
1. Practice makes perfect. Practice makes perfect.
2. It is never too old to learn. You live and learn.
3. Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body. Reading is good for the brain, exercise is good for the body.
4. A man becomes learned by asking questions. Only by asking questions can one learn.
5. Learn and live. He lived to learn.
6. Knowledge starts with practice. From practice comes true knowledge.
7. Complacency is the enemy of study. The enemy of learning was one's own satisfaction.
8. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps. Knowledge could only be gained step by step, not by leaps and bounds.
9. A man can do no more than he can. Everything should be done according to one's ability.
10. Books and friends should be few but good. Reading is like making friends, you should be few but good.
11. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. You can't do two things at once.
12. Where there is a will, there is a way. Where there is a will, there is a way.
13. No pains, no gains. No pains, no gains.
14. Constant dripping wears away a stone. Dripping water would wear through stone, and a rope saw would break wood.
15. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. Genius was nothing but diligence.
16. Great hopes make great man.
17. Industry is the parent of success. Diligence is the mother of success.
18. No rose without a thorn. There was no rose without thorns.
19. There is no royal road to learning. There is a road to the mountain of books, and it is hard to build a boat in the endless sea of learning.
20. No way is impossible to courage. Brave men were fearless.
21. Success belongs to the persevering. Perseverance was victory.
22. The finest diamond must be cut. If jade is not cut, it cannot be used.
23. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. Adversity produces talent.
24. Honesty is the best policy. Honesty and honesty are the best policy.
25. Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you. If you want respect, you must have self-respect.
26. Patience is the best remedy. Patience is the best medicine.
27. He knows most who speaks least. A man of great wisdom appears foolish.
28. A candle lights others and consumes itself. The candle illuminated others but destroyed itself.
29. He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself. To correct a man, you must correct yourself first.
30. Pride goes before, and shame comes after. Pride makes one lag behind.
31. Do as you would be done by. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.
32. Birds of a feather flock together. Birds of a feather flock together.
33. A man is known by his friends. Friends should be made with the same kind of people.
34. Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. He who stands near vermilion is red, and he who stands near ink is black.
35. A friend in need is a friend indeed. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
36. A friend is easier lost than found.
37. Better the devil you know than the one you don't. It was easy to dodge an open spear, but difficult to defend against an arrow in the dark.
38. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. If wishes could come true, beggars would have been rich long ago.
39. Don't talk the talk if you can't walk the walk. Don't say one thing and do another.
40. A light heart lives long. Those who are open-minded live long.
41. Fortune favors the bold. Fortune favors the brave.
42. Champions are made when no one is watching. No one asked after ten years of cold, but the world knew that he had won the championship.
43. The pen is mightier than the sword. the tip of a pen is better than a sword.
44. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. In the face of adversity, the tenacious will go against the current.
45. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Don't throw stones at others when you live in a glass house.
46. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Close to your friends, but closer to your enemies.
47. A picture is worth a thousand words. A picture was worth a thousand words.
48. Never look a gift horse in the mouth. Don't judge a horse by its teeth.
49. Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas. He who sleeps with a dog wakes up with lice.
50. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.
51. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
52. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
53. When the cat is away, the mice will play. If there was no tiger in the mountain, the monkey would be king.
54. Bad news travel fast. Bad news travels fast.
55. All that glitters is not gold. All that glitters is not gold.
56. Great minds think alike. Great minds think alike.
57. Nothing seek, nothing find. Nothing to ask for, nothing to get.
58. Nothing so bad, as not to be good for something. It was a blessing in disguise.
59. Nothing is stolen without hands. There was no smoke without fire.
60. Nothing is really beautiful but truth. Only the truth was truly beautiful.
61. Nothing is impossible (or difficult) to the man who will try. Nothing in the world was difficult for a determined person.
62. Nothing for nothing and very little for a half penny. You get what you pay for.
63. Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man.
64. Nothing crave, nothing have. Nothing to ask for, nothing to possess.
65. Nothing comes out of the sack but what was in it.
66. Nothing to be got without pains but poverty. With every effort, there would be a harvest.
67. Nothing comes to a hungry man.
68. Nothing brave, nothing have. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
69. No sweet without some sweat. After suffering comes happiness.
70. No sweat, no sweet. No pain, no gain.
71. No sunshine but bath some shadow. Where there is light, there is darkness.
72. No sooner said than done. He would do as he said.
73. No song, no supper. If you don't work hard, you can't eat.
74. No smoke without some fire. There was no smoke without fire.
75. No safe wading in an unknown water. The depth of the water was unknown. It was dangerous to cross the water.
76. No rule without an exception. There must be exceptions to every rule.
77. No root, no fruit. Without a root, there would be no fruit.
78. No road is long with good company. With a good companion on the journey, thousands of miles do not feel long.
79. No piper can please all ears. It's hard to reconcile with everyone's mouth.
80. No practice, no gain in one's wit. A fall into a pit, a gain in one's wits.
81. Well begun is half done. A good start is half the battle.
82. East, west, home is best. A nest of gold and silver was not as good as one's own nest of grass.
83. First think, then act. Think twice before you act.
84. It is never too late to mend. It was not too late to mend the fold.
85. Time is money. Time was money.
86. All roads lead to Rome. All roads lead to Rome.
87. Stick to it, and you‘ll succeed. As long as one had perseverance, everything could be accomplished.
88. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Early to bed and early to rise, makes one wealthy, intelligent, and healthy.
89. A good medicine tastes bitter. Good medicine tastes bitter.
90. It is good to learn at another man‘s cost. A lesson from the past.
91. Let's cross the bridge when we come to it.
92. God helps those who help themselves. God helps those who help themselves.
93. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
94. Diligence is the mother of success. Diligence is the mother of success.
95. Truth is the daughter of time. Time will tell.
96. No man is wise at all times. Even a wise man will make a mistake.
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