"You reap what you sow" is the proverb of consequences — the quiet promise that our actions come back to… Read More

"Rome wasn't built in a day" is the proverb of patience and perseverance — a reminder that great things take… Read More

"Two wrongs don't make a right" is the proverb that talks us down from revenge. It reminds us that answering… Read More

"When the cat's away, the mice will play" is the knowing little proverb about what people get up to once… Read More

"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree" is the proverb we reach for when a child turns out remarkably… Read More

"You can't have your cake and eat it too" is the proverb we use when someone wants two good things… Read More

"Birds of a feather flock together" is the proverb we use to explain why like attracts like — why people… Read More

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" is the proverb that settles every argument about taste — what one… Read More

"Blood is thicker than water" is the proverb that puts family first — the idea that the ties of kin… Read More

"All that glitters is not gold" warns us not to be dazzled by surfaces. The shiniest option is not always… Read More