Quiz 3 of 50 -- Proverbs

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 A decision has been made and it's impossible to change it. 1 The die is cast.
2 Empty vessels make the most noise.
3 Home is where the heart is.
4 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
5 Time is money.
2 Don't rush into doing something until you know how to do it. 1 A bad workman blames his tools.
2 Learn to walk before you run.
3 What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.
4 In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
5 The first step is the hardest.
3 Progress is rarely without difficulty. 1 A good beginning makes a good end.
2 Poverty waits at the gates of idleness.
3 Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
4 All good things come to those who wait.
5 Every path has its puddle.
4 Do yourself what you advise others to do. 1 Sickness in the body brings sadness to the mind.
2 Birds of a feather flock together.
3 A stumble may prevent a fall.
4 One man's meat is another man's poison
5 Practise what you preach
5 Everything is satisfactory. 1 One of these days is none of these days.
2 There is no fool like an old fool.
3 Where there's a will, there's a way.
4 Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
5 Everything in the garden is rosy.
6 It is good to be patient. 1 Where there's life there's hope.
2 Patience is a virtue
3 Liars need good memories.
4 Only real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
5 Poverty waits at the gates of idleness.
7 If you don't work, you won't have any money when you're old. 1 Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me
2 A good conscience is a soft pillow.
3 Penny wise, pound foolish.
4 A young idler, an old beggar.
5 A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
8 If a task is carefully planned, there's a better chance that it will be done well. 1 A good beginning makes a good end.
2 Time has wings.
3 Hard words break no bones.
4 He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.
5 Silence gives consent.
9 Corrupted ideas are more harmful than physical ailments 1 Anger is the one thing made better by delay.
2 The tongue wounds more than a lance.
3 Unwillingness easily finds an excuse.
4 Diseases of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body.
5 A man can die but once.
10 If you try to do two things at the same time, you won't succeed in doing either of them. 1 Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
2 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
3 Advice is least heeded when most needed.
4 If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.
5 An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 Be careful in the choice of the people you associate with. 1 Put all your eggs in one basket
2 People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
3 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
4 Better be alone than in bad company.
5 A swallow does not make the summer.
12 What a person actually does is more important that what they say they will do. 1 Diamond cuts diamond.
2 Make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
3 Actions speak louder than words.
4 Where there's a will, there's a way.
5 He who plays with fire gets burnt.
13 People misbehave when their boss, or the person in authority, is absent. 1 Easier said than done.
2 Saying is one thing, doing is another.
3 A new broom sweeps clean.
4 Every man has his price.
5 When the cat's away, the mice play.
14 When two people do something together, one will be the leader and the other will be the subordinate. 1 Loose lips sink ships.
2 If two ride a horse, one must ride behind.
3 Hunger is a good sauce.
4 Constant occupation prevents temptation.
5 An onion a day keeps everyone away.*
15 Experience and knowledge result in better judgement. 1 Experience is the father of wisdom.
2 A watched pot never boils
3 Least said soonest mended.
4 Stolen fruit is the sweetest.
5 Once bitten, twice shy.
16 A person in love does not see the faults of the person he/she loves. 1 If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will follow.
2 Too much bed makes a dull head.
3 Justice delayed is justice denied.
4 Clothes don't make the man.
5 Love is blind.
17 A foolish person usually spends money carelessly. 1 A burnt child dreads the fire.
2 Revenge is sweet.
3 If you want a friend, be a friend.
4 Saying is one thing, doing is another.
5 A fool and his money are soon (easily) parted.
18 Be careful not to destroy the source of your income or welfare. 1 Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
2 Better to drink the milk than to eat the cow.
3 Liars need good memories.
4 If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.
5 Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
19 Don't do something yourself which causes your own downfall. 1 A burnt child dreads the fire.
2 There is a trick in every trade.
3 A watched pot never boils
4 However long the night, the dawn will break
5 Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
20 Give someone a little and they will want more - some people are never satisfied. 1 All good things come to those who wait.
2 One swallow doesn't make a summer.
3 Many hands make light work.
4 Beauty is only skin deep.
5 Give someone an inch and they will take a mile (or yard).
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 A quiet person can have much knowledge or wisdom. 1 The truth is in the wine.
2 Let the chips fall where they may.
3 Every rose has its thorn.
4 Still waters run deep.
5 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
22 If you don't punish a child when he does wrong, you will spoil his character. 1 Truth is stranger than fiction.
2 Discretion is the better part of valour
3 Spare the rod and spoil the child
4 It is always darkest before the dawn
5 Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today
23 There is satisfaction in returning an injury. 1 Beauty is the wisdom of women.
2 Revenge is sweet.
3 Snug as a bug in a rug.
4 Give someone enough rope and they will hang themselves.
5 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
24 Overcoming adversity leads to competence. 1 Lightning never strikes in the same place twice
2 All good things come to those who wait.
3 The more you have, the more you want.
4 Penny wise, pound foolish.
5 A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
25 You should be helpful to someone who helps you. 1 A stitch in time saves nine.
2 An empty purse frightens away friends.
3 One good turn deserves another.
4 A broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound.
5 A good conscience is a soft pillow.
26 'One of these days' remains vague. 1 Charity begins at home.
2 Let the chips fall where they may.
3 One of these days is none of these days.
4 Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
5 Familiarity breeds contempt
27 There is an established way of doing things. 1 Lightning never strikes in the same place twice
2 There is a trick in every trade.
3 In for a penny, in for a pound.
4 A stitch in time saves nine.
5 Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.
28 A person with determination will find a way of doing something. 1 Where there's a will, there's a way.
2 Necessity is the mother of invention.
3 An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
4 Prevention is better than cure
5 The die is cast.
29 Describes something that will be helpful to all. 1 All cats are grey in the dark.
2 Only real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
3 A rising tide lifts all boats.
4 Every path has its puddle.
5 Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
30 It's better to stop and accept a small loss, rather than continue and risk losing everything. 1 A bad workman blames his tools.
2 Beauty is the wisdom of women.
3 Ignorance is bliss.
4 Better lose the saddle than the horse.
5 Silence gives consent.
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 Someone who is a friend to everyone makes none of them feel special. 1 Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
2 You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
3 A friend to all is a friend to none.
4 Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves.
5 Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
32 You shouldn't waste money because it is not plentiful. 1 In for a penny, in for a pound.
2 A friend in need is a friend indeed.
3 You are never too old to learn.
4 Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
5 Money doesn't grow on trees.
33 There are subjects I'd rather not discuss. 1 Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
2 Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
3 A rolling stone gathers no moss.
4 Good accounting makes good friends.
5 Blood will out.
34 Sharing work makes work easier. 1 All is fair in love and war
2 Too many cooks spoil the broth.
3 Many hands make light work.
4 Easier said than done.
5 The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.
35 If you never waste anything, you will have it when you need it. 1 Waste not, want not.
2 Anger is the one thing made better by delay.
3 All cats are grey in the dark.
4 The devil looks after his own.
5 Punctuality is the soul of business
36 Doing something repeatedly is the only way to become good at it. 1 Time has wings.
2 Union is strength.
3 What a man says drunk, he thinks sober.
4 Familiarity breeds contempt
5 Practice makes perfect.
37 Large successful operations can begin in a small way. 1 The truth is in the wine.
2 No news is good news.
3 Blood will out.
4 Great oaks grow from little acorns.
5 A stitch in time saves nine.
38 Bad things don't last forever. 1 However long the night, the dawn will break
2 Better lose the saddle than the horse.
3 If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will follow.
4 The devil makes work for idle hands
5 The more haste, the less speed.
39 Said when you express the same opinion as another person at the same time. 1 You are what you eat.
2 Saying is one thing, doing is another.
3 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
4 Great minds think alike.
5 Where there's life there's hope.
40 When a problem is serious, people often do not follow the advice given. 1 A tree is known by its fruit.
2 Advice is least heeded when most needed.
3 A young idler, an old beggar.
4 One swallow doesn't make a summer.
5 Good accounting makes good friends.
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 The first person in the line will be attended to first. 1 Lightning never strikes in the same place twice
2 Every why has a wherefore.
3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
4 First come, first served.
5 Make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
42 A happy person needs nothing more. 1 When poverty comes in the door, love goes out the window.
2 There is a trick in every trade.
3 The die is cast.
4 He has enough who is content.
5 Dead men tell no tales
43 Worrying over small details can make them seem worse. 1 All is fair in love and war
2 The best advice is found on the pillow.
3 Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
4 He laughs best who laughs last.
5 A stumble may prevent a fall.
44 Nothing is achieved without effort. 1 Manners make the man.
2 Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
3 Only real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
4 He who is everywhere is nowhere.
5 Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.
45 Listen carefully before speaking. 1 As you sow, so shall you reap
2 The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
3 The tongue wounds more than a lance.
4 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
5 Time and tide wait for no man.
46 Give someone enough time and freedom and they will get into trouble. 1 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
2 Give someone enough rope and they will hang themselves.
3 The pen is mightier than the sword
4 Procrastination is the thief of time
5 When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
47 A person who doesn't want to do something always finds a reason to avoid it. 1 A tree is known by its fruit.
2 Unwillingness easily finds an excuse.
3 You are what you eat.
4 Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
5 Empty vessels make the most noise.
48 A dead person cannot cause difficulties by revealing something that it would be preferable to conceal. 1 Man proposes, God disposes.
2 Dead men tell no tales
3 Anger is the one thing made better by delay.
4 When the cat's away, the mice play.
5 The truth is in the wine.
49 People who have no work, or are idle, often get into or make trouble. 1 Every path has its puddle.
2 All days are short to Industry and long to Idleness.
3 The devil makes work for idle hands
4 Every why has a wherefore.
5 A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
50 One good event does not mean that everything is alright. 1 A swallow does not make the summer.
2 The best advice is found on the pillow.
3 Punctuality is the soul of business
4 Too much bed makes a dull head.
5 He who plays with fire gets burnt.
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 Hard work brings rewards. 1 Better to drink the milk than to eat the cow.
2 Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
3 All things grow with time - except grief.
4 A problem shared is a problem halved.
5 Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
52 People speak more freely under the influence of alcohol. 1 Only real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
2 Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
3 All days are short to Industry and long to Idleness.
4 A loaded wagon makes no noise.
5 What a man says drunk, he thinks sober.
53 Time goes by quickly. 1 A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
2 Time has wings.
3 Sickness in the body brings sadness to the mind.
4 Hunger is a good sauce.
5 A man is known by the company he keeps.
54 If a person keeps moving from place to place, they gain neither friends nor possessions. 1 The early bird catches the worm.
2 Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
3 A rolling stone gathers no moss.
4 Where there's a will, there's a way.
5 One man's trash is another man's treasure.
55 Delaying an action for too long is a waste of time. 1 Procrastination is the thief of time
2 Bad news travels fast.
3 Justice delayed is justice denied.
4 Dead men tell no tales
5 Actions speak louder than words.
56 What you have today is better than what is promised or hoped for. 1 Diamond cuts diamond.
2 Truth is stranger than fiction.
3 One today is worth two tomorrow.
4 In for a penny, in for a pound.
5 It takes all sorts to make a world.
57 People of the same sort are usually found together. 1 Variety is the spice of life.
2 Losers weepers, finders keepers.
3 Too many cooks spoil the broth.
4 Birds of a feather flock together.
5 Don't bark if you can't bite.
58 The need for something forces people to find a way of obtaining it. 1 Good and quickly seldom meet.
2 Necessity is the mother of invention.
3 All that glitters is not gold.
4 All cats are grey in the dark.
5 Grief divided is made lighter
59 Debts paid quickly encourage friendship. 1 Man is the head of the family; woman is the neck that turns the head.
2 Short reckonings make long friends.
3 Let the chips fall where they may.
4 Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves.
5 The truth is in the wine.
60 Expresses surprise at an unexpected pleasure or event (ironic). 1 Wonders will never cease!
2 He who wills the end wills the means.
3 A cat has nine lives.
4 Empty vessels make the most noise.
5 Familiarity breeds contempt
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 You must think of your own interests before the interests of others. 1 He laughs best who laughs last.
2 Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves.
3 No man is an island.
4 Every man for himself.
5 A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
62 Things will work out 1 One man's meat is another man's poison
2 Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
3 A stumble may prevent a fall.
4 Where there's life there's hope.
5 He who plays with fire gets burnt.
63 If you believe you can do something, you will be able to do it. 1 Better lose the saddle than the horse.
2 An empty purse frightens away friends.
3 Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
4 The pen is mightier than the sword
5 He can who believes he can.
64 You sleep well when you have nothing to feel guilty about. A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 1 A good conscience is a soft pillow.
2 Easier said than done.
3 The devil makes work for idle hands
4 The best advice is found on the pillow.
5 Don't judge a book by its cover.
65 It is human nature to make mistakes, therefore one should forgive. 1 To err is human, to forgive divine
2 He who wills the end wills the means.
3 A swallow does not make the summer.
4 Advice is least heeded when most needed.
5 Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
66 You will keep your friends if you avoid disputes over money. 1 If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will avoid 100 days of sorrow.
2 The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
3 Blood is thicker than water
4 Good accounting makes good friends.
5 All's well that ends well
67 Today 'dinner' is usually called 'lunch', and 'supper' more often called 'dinner'. 1 Don't bark if you can't bite.
2 After dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile.
3 Trust not a horse's heel nor a dog's tooth.
4 Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.
5 One man's meat is another man's poison
68 Appearances can be deceptive. 1 All that glitters is not gold.
2 A bad tree does not yield good apples.
3 He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.
4 The darkest hour is just before dawn.
5 You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
69 The more discreet you are, the less damage you cause. 1 Losers weepers, finders keepers.
2 Least said soonest mended.
3 A new broom sweeps clean.
4 Beauty is only skin deep.
5 Let bygones be bygones.
70 words don't hut like sticks 1 Snug as a bug in a rug.
2 Hard words break no bones.
3 Short reckonings make long friends.
4 When poverty comes in the door, love goes out the window.
5 Everything in the garden is rosy.
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 It's better to deal with somebody difficult but familiar, than change and risk dealing with somebody worse. 1 Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
2 Truth has no answer.
3 A good beginning makes a good end.
4 Good accounting makes good friends.
5 Haste makes waste.
72 There is a positive or hopeful side to every unpleasant situation. 1 Charity begins at home.
2 Half a loaf is better than none.
3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
4 Every cloud has a silver lining
5 Constant occupation prevents temptation.
73 Let's forgive and forget past quarrels. 1 The early bird catches the worm.
2 Nobody is perfect.
3 Let bygones be bygones.
4 Truth has no answer.
5 It takes all sorts to make a world.
74 Mind is dependent on the body 1 Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
2 Sickness in the body brings sadness to the mind.
3 A friend in need is a friend indeed.
4 Great minds think alike.
5 Once bitten, twice shy.
75 If something is done too quickly, it may be done carelessly and need to be redone. 1 Haste makes waste.
2 One man's trash is another man's treasure.
3 Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
4 Never say die.
5 One swallow doesn't make a summer.
76 If you share your grief it is easier to bear. 1 A young idler, an old beggar.
2 Many hands make light work.
3 Grief divided is made lighter
4 Love is blind.
5 You never know what you can do until you try.
77 There is hope even in the worst of times. 1 Diseases of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body.
2 Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
3 Wisdom is the beauty of men.
4 The darkest hour is just before dawn.
5 Clothes don't make the man.
78 Don't trust your enemies. 1 Every man has his price.
2 Might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb
3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
4 Virtue is its own reward.
5 Trust not a horse's heel nor a dog's tooth.
79 Necessity will make you find a solution. 1 A dry March, a wet April and a cool May, fill barn and cellar and bring much hay.
2 Hunger is a good sauce.
3 Man proposes, God disposes.
4 Need teaches a plan.
5 Stolen fruit is the sweetest.
80 friendship cant be forced 1 If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will follow.
2 Like father, like son.
3 The darkest hour is just before dawn.
4 Better lose the saddle than the horse.
5 If you want a friend, be a friend.
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 Men and women both have a fixed role in a family 1 Man is the head of the family; woman is the neck that turns the head.
2 April showers bring May flowers.
3 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
4 If in February there be no rain, 'tis neither good for hay nor grain.
5 Procrastination is the thief of time
82 It's better to be in good health than to be rich. 1 Health is better than wealth.
2 If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
3 The best things in life are free.
4 All things grow with time - except grief.
5 No smoke without fire.
83 You should not expect praise for acting in a correct or moral way. 1 Virtue is its own reward.
2 Losers weepers, finders keepers.
3 Variety is the spice of life.
4 Empty vessels make the most noise.
5 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
84 What is useless to one person could be valuable to another. 1 Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
2 Still waters run deep.
3 One man's trash is another man's treasure.
4 Actions speak louder than words.
5 Wonders will never cease!
85 Men make houses, women make homes. 1 Every why has a wherefore.
2 Clear moon, frost soon.
3 An onion a day keeps everyone away.*
4 Memory is the treasure of the mind.
5 Variety is the spice of life.
86 A single satisfactory event does not mean that all the others will be as good. 1 Beauty is only skin deep.
2 Loose lips sink ships.
3 One swallow doesn't make a summer.
4 A cat has nine lives.
5 Learn to walk before you run.
87 Only children and fools don't keep secrets 1 Losers weepers, finders keepers.
2 Children and fools tell the truth.
3 Great minds think alike.
4 He who pays the piper calls the tune.
5 A friend in need is a friend indeed.
88 Never give up. 1 Diseases of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body.
2 A tree is known by its fruit.
3 Every why has a wherefore.
4 All cats are grey in the dark.
5 Never say die.
89 It's always better to be honest. 1 Honesty is the best policy.
2 Good and quickly seldom meet.
3 Practice makes perfect.
4 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
5 Every cloud has a silver lining
90 The person who provides the money for something should control how it is spent 1 In times of prosperity friends are plentiful.
2 You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
3 He who pays the piper calls the tune.
4 As you sow, so shall you reap
5 Many hands make light work.
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 We all have faults 1 Nobody is perfect.
2 Kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
3 The end justifies the means.
4 Wisdom is the beauty of men.
5 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
92 One should not criticize others for faults similar to one's own. 1 A burnt child dreads the fire.
2 People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
3 True friends are tested in adversity.
4 Dead men tell no tales
5 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
93 If the date of an event remains vague, it will never happen. 1 Dead men tell no tales
2 Punctuality is the soul of business
3 Any time means no time.
4 A burnt child dreads the fire.
5 Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
94 Patience brings rewards. 1 A rising tide lifts all boats.
2 An Englishman's home is his castle.
3 A stitch in time saves nine.
4 All good things come to those who wait.
5 A fool at forty is a fool forever.
95 Women need beauty 1 Beauty is the wisdom of women.
2 Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me
3 Man proposes, God disposes.
4 Empty vessels make the most noise.
5 A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
96 Hard work gives the best results. 1 The best things in life are free.
2 Clear moon, frost soon.
3 Elbow grease is the best polish.
4 Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
5 The darkest hour is just before dawn.
97 What is suggested sounds easy but it is more difficult to actually do it. 1 The truth is in the wine.
2 Truth has no answer.
3 You never know what you can do until you try.
4 Only real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
5 Easier said than done.
98 People from the same background have the same behaviour. 1 Children and fools tell the truth.
2 Dogs of the same street bark alike.
3 Hunger is a good sauce.
4 Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
5 Kill one to warn a hundred.
99 If the penalty is going to be the same, you might as well commit the greater offence. 1 All days are short to Industry and long to Idleness.
2 Grief divided is made lighter
3 Familiarity breeds contempt
4 Might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb
5 Still waters run deep.
100 It is useless to take unnecessary risks. 1 Don't bark if you can't bite.
2 Charity begins at home.
3 Discretion is the better part of valour
4 Diseases of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body.
5 Sickness in the body brings sadness to the mind.
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