Famous Proverbs
472 Proverbs about Sure / Page 3
21. The man will surely fail, who dares delay, And lose to-morrow that has lost to-day.
22. To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.
23. Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.
24. A hawk kills because it is his nature; a man because it is his pleasure.
25. Unemployment does not guarantee leisure.
26. A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.
27. All the treasures of earth cannot bring back one lost moment.
28. Eat bread at pleasure, drink wine by measure.
29. Every one takes his pleasure where he finds it.
30. For one pleasure a thousand pains.