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Proverbs in English

As in any language, English distils many old wisdoms into proverbs.  Some of these contradict each other but they are always food for thought and this exercise introduces some of the better known ones.

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1. People who live in greenthatchedglassI don't know houses shouldn't throw stones.

2. Don't count your chickensgeeseducksI don't know before they are hatched.

3. A bird in the cagehandovenI don't know is worth two in the bush.

4. A bad workman always blames his bossmaterialstoolsI don't know.

5. Actions speakshouttalkI don't know louder than words.

6. The brightsmartearlyI don't know bird catches the worm.

7. FullEmptyBigI don't know vessels make the most noise.

8. Still run the waters where the brooksearavineI don't know is deep.

9. Birds of a feather flynestflockI don't know together.

10. Don't look a biggiftcartI don't know horse in the mouth.

11. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is presidentbosskingI don't know.

12. Many a true word is spoken in bedschooljestI don't know.

13. The last straw breaks the cameldonkeyhorseI don't know 's back.

14. Too many cooks spoil the dinnermealbrothI don't know.

15. PepperSaltVarietyI don't know is the spice of life.

16. Rain before seven, fineclearsunI don't know by eleven.