Proverbs Beginning with E

1

Each bird loves to hear himself sing.

boast

› 2

Eagles don't catch flies

value

› 3

Early bird catches the worm.

early

› 4

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

advice

› 5

Easier said than done.

doing

› 6

East is east and west is west

world

› 7

East or West ? home is best.

home

› 8

Easy come, easy go.

loss

› 9

Easy does it

easy

› 10

Eat at pleasure, drink with measure.

eating

› 11

Eat to live, not live to ear

eating

› 12

Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

life

› 13

Ehat is new cannot be true

new

› 14

Elbow grease is the best polish.

work

› 15

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

hunger

› 16

Empty vessels make the the most sound (or noice).

talking

› 17

England is the paradise of women, the hell of horses and the purgatory of servants.

England

› 18

England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity

England

› 19

Enough is as good as a feast.

moderation

› 20

Enough is enough

warning

› 21

Envy shoots at others and wounds itself.

envy

› 22

Even a mouse may help a lion

help

› 23

Even a worm will turn.

difficulty

› 24

Even Homer sometimes nods

mistake

› 25

Even reckoning makes long friends.

friendship

› 26

Even the best fish smell when they are three days old.

visit

› 27

Even the longest day has an end.

end

› 28

Every bean has its black.

fault

› 29

Every bird likes its own nest.

home

› 30

Every bullet has it billet.

fate

› 31

Every cloud has a silver lining.

difficulty

› 32

Every day is not Sunday.

luck

› 33

Every dog has his day,

opportunity

› 34

Every dog is a lion at home.

bravery

› 35

Every dog is valiant at his own door.

bravery

› 36

Every donkey loves to hear himself bray.

brag

› 37

Every flow must have its ebb

change

› 38

Every herring must hang by its own gill

responsibility

› 39

Every Jack has his Jill.

suit

› 40

Every little helps

help

› 41

Every man for himself and God for us all

difficulty

› 42

Every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost

help

› 43

Every man has a fool in his sleeve.

fool

› 44

Every man has his hobby-horse.

hobby

› 45

Every man has his price.

persuasion

› 46

Every man is the architect of his destiny.

success

› 47

Every man thinks his own geese swans.

rate

› 48

Every man to his taste.

preference

› 49

Every man to his trade

meddle

› 50

Every miller draws water to his own mill.

interests

› 51

Every mother thinks her own gosling a swan.

parents

› 52

Every oak must be an acorn

beginning

› 53

Every one’s faults are not written in their foreheads.

character

› 54

Every path has its puddle.

difficulty

› 55

Every rose has its thorns.

imperfection

› 56

Every shoe fits not every foot.

matching

› 57

Every tub must stand on its own bottom.

sufficient

› 58

Every white has its black, and every sweet its sour.

partial

› 59

Every why has a wherefore

reason

› 60

Everybody loves a lord

status

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