Proverbs and Quotes about Human Psyche

A bad workman blames his tools.

A barking dog never bites

A burden of one's own choice is not felt.

A change is as good as a rest.

A constant guest is never welcome

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

A fool at forty is a fool forever.

A gentleman without an estate is a pudding without suet

A good example is the best sermon.

A good name is better than a good face

A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold

A guilty conscience needs no accuser.

A man is as old as he feels himself to be.

A man with a hammer sees every problem as a nail

A person who can smile when things go wrong has found someone to blame it on

A positive pessimist is better than a negative optimist

A slap on the back is only a few inches away from a kick in the butt

A slip of the tongue is no fault of the mind and he who laughs is very unkind

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.

A tree loaded with fruits is always bowed

A young idler, an old beggar.

All cats are grey in the dark.

All is fair in love and war

All things are difficult before they are easy.

An empty purse frightens away friends.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Better the devil you know than the devil you do not.

Confession is good for the soul

Constant occupation prevents temptation.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Give someone an inch and they will take a mile

Give someone enough rope and they will hang

Grief divided is made lighter

Hunger is a good sauce.

One man's meat is another man's poison

Sometimes the majority only means all the fools are on the same side

You cannot teach an old dog new tricks