English Proverbs · Alphabetical Index

Proverbs Beginning with I

93 entries beginning with the letter I.

I — Proverbs and Sayings

93 total
1
I am all ears
attention
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2
Idle folks lack no excuses.
excuse
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3
Idle people have the least leisure
idleness
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4
Idleness is the mother of all evil.
bad
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5
Idleness rusts the mind.
mind
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6
If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will follow.
danger
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7
If a donkey bray at you, don’t bray at him.
fool
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8
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
behaviour
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9
If anything can go wrong, it will.
wrong
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10
If ifs and ans were pots and pans.
impossible
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11
If in February there be no rain, it is neither good for hey nor grain
rain
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12
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
correction
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13
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is
good
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14
If it's not one thing it's another.
difficulty
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15
If life hands you lemons, make lemnonade
opportunity
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16
If my aunt had been a man, she’d have been my uncle.
impossible
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17
If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
leader
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18
If the cap fits, wear it.
acceptance
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19
If the mountain will no come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain.
happen
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20
If the sky falls, we shall catch larks.
planning
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21
If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm
harm
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22
If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun.
appreciation
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23
if there were no receivers, there would be no thieves
thief
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24
If things were to be done twice all would be wise.
wisdom
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25
If two ride a horse, one must ride behind.
leader
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26
If we can’t as we would, we must do as we can.
doing
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27
If wishes were horses, beggars might ride.
wish
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28
If you agree to carry the calf, they’ll make you carry the cow.
yield
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29
If you are born to be hanged then you'll never drowned.
luck
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30
If you are not the lead dog, the view never changes.
leader
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31
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will avoid 100 days of sorrow.
anger
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32
If you can't beat them, join them.
join
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33
If you cannot bite, never show your teeth.
threat
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34
If you dance you must pay the fiddler.
consequences
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35
If you don't like it, you can lump it.
acceptance
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36
If you don't like the heat, get out of the kitchen.
stress
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37
If you don't pay for the product, you are the product.
business
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38
If you have to live in the river, it is best to be friends with the crocodile.
terms
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39
If you laugh before breakfast you’ll cry before supper.
optimism
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40
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
company
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41
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
reward
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42
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
failure
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43
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.
trade
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44
If you sit by the river for long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by,
patience
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45
If you throw mud enough, some of it will stick.
reputation
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46
If you try to please all you will please none.
pleasing
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47
If you want a friend, be a friend.
friendship
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48
If you want a thing well done, do it yourself.
doing
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49
If you want ot live and thrive, let the spider tun alive.
luck
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50
If you want peace, prepare for war
peace
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51
Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
law
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52
Ill gotten goods never thrive
illegal
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53
Ill weeds grow apace
bad
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54
Ill-gotten gains never prosper.
prosperity
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55
Ill-gotten, ill-spent.
spend
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56
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
imitation
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57
In for a penny, in for a pound.
finish
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58
In the end things will mend.
optimism
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59
In the evening one may praise the day.
praise
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60
In times of prosperity friends are plentiful.
friendship
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