The 50 most important English proverbs

[CENTER]The 50 most important English proverbs

What are proverbs?
Every culture has a collection of wise sayings that offer advice about how to live your life. These sayings are called "proverbs".

How can you use proverbs to learn English?
It's good to know the really common English proverbs because you hear them come up in conversation all the time. Sometimes people say the entire proverb to give advice to a friend. More often, someone will say just part of a proverb like this:

You know what they say: when the going gets tough...

Learning proverbs can also help you to understand the way that people in English-speaking cultures think about the world.

Proverbs can also give you good example sentences which you can memorize and use as models for building your own sentences.
The most important English Proverbs
This is a list of some of the most important and well-known English proverbs. Below each one, there's a simple explanation.

The meanings of some of these phrases have shifted over the years, so a proverb might have originally had a different meaning than the one I explain.

Tall oaks grow from little acorns. Great things may come from small beginnings.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Children resemble their parents.
The best advice is found on the pillow. A good night's sleep may help us find an answer to our problem.
The best things in life are free. You don't have to pay for what is important: happiness, friendship, good health.
The darkest hour is just before dawn. The most difficult moment is just before a problem is solved.
The early bird catches the worm. Act early, or before anyone else, if you want to have an advantage or be successful.
The end justifies the means. Wrong or unfair methods may be used if the result of the action is good.
The first step is the hardest. The most difficult part of an action is the beginning.
The more haste, the less speed. A person makes more progress if they take time to do things carefully.
The more you have, the more you want. People have a constant desire to possess more.
The pen is mightier than the sword. Words and communication have a greater effect than war and fighting.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. The real value of something can be judged only after it has been tried or tested.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.It is not enough to intend to do something, you must actually do it.
The tongue wounds more than a lance. Insults can be more hurtful than physical injuries.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.Feed a man well and he will love you.

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The 50 most important English proverbs

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