Proverb Examples from around the world

Proverbs Starting with letter N - part 1
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Nae man can baith sup an' blaw thegither.
Naked, but right.
Name not a rope in his house that hanged himself.
Name the dog, ready the stick.
Names are odious' (, 'Pro Roscio Amerino').
National customs are national honours.

Natural things are not shameful.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Nature and love cannot be hid.
Nature breaks through the eyes of the cat.
Nature draws stronger then seven oxen.
Nature gave us two cheeks instead of one to make it easier to eat hot food.
Nature hangs out her sign everywhere.
Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue.
Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue; to the end we should hear and see more than we speak.
Nature is better than a middling doctor.
Nature is our mother.
Nature is the greatest in the smallest things.
Nature makes no leaps' i.e. the development of nature is gradual.
Nature never did betray the heart. that loved her.
Nature requires little, fancy much.
Nature surpasses nurture.
Nature teaches us to love our friends, but religion our enemies.
Nature without an effort surpasses art.
Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians.
Nature, time, and patience are the three great physicians.
Nature, time, and patience are three great physicians.
Naught must disturb a man of worth at dinner.
Naught venture, naught have.
Ne'er cast a clout till May be out.
Ne'er cast a clout till May be out. (Not known if 'May' relates to the month of May or may blossom).
Near is my kirkle, but nearer is my smock.
Near is my petticoat but nearer is my smock.
Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin.
Near the church far from God.
Near the dry, the damp will burn.
Necessity and opportunity may make a coward valiant.
Necessity becomes will.
Necessity breaks iron.
Necessity can break iron.
Necessity changes a lion into a fox.
Necessity could make a thief. . .
Necessity is a great teacher.
Necessity is a strong weapon.
Necessity is harsh.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity knows no law.
Necessity never made a good bargain.
Necessity recognizes no law.
Necessity requires no decision.
Necessity seeks bread where it is to be found.
Necessity teaches all things.
Necessity teaches arts.
Necessity teaches even the lame to dance.
Necessity teaches the naked woman to spin (a yarn).
Necessity turns lion into fox.
Necessity unites.
Necessity unites hearts.
Neck or nothing.
Need is a bad negotiator.
Need is not governed by the law.
Need makes the old wife trot.
Need makes the old woman trot.
Need teaches a plan.
Need teaches things unlawful.
Needle and thread are half clothing.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Neglect will sooner kill an injury than revenge.
Neighbour once over the hedge, neighbour over it again.
Neither 'baaah', nor 'maaah', nor even 'cock-a-doodle-do'.
Neither Poghos nor Petros will become of you.
Neither a good friar for friend, nor a bad one for enemy.
Neither beautiful, nor young.
Neither blame or praise yourself.
Neither down (from a duck), nor feather.
Neither fish nor meat.
Neither give cherries to pigs nor advice to fools.
Neither handsome enough to kill nor ugly enough to frighten away.
Neither handsome enough to kill, nor ugly enough to frighten.
Neither reprove nor flatter your wife where people hear or see it.
Neither rhyme nor harmony(, go kiss horse's ass).
Neither seek nor shun the fight.

Neither women nor linen by candlelight.
Neutrals are soused from above, and singed from below.
Neutrals tread on eggs and break none.
Never admit that there is a tomorrow.
Never advise a man to go to the wars, or to marry.
Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. He that has no children brings them up well.
Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry.
Never answer a letter while you are angry.
Never approach a goat from the front, a horse from behind, and a fool from both sides.
Never argue with a man who buys ink by the barrel.
Never ask God to give you anything; ask Him to put you where things are.
Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.
Never ask a favor of someone till they have had their dinner.
Never ask of him who has, but of him who wishes you well.
Never ask of him who has, but of him you know wishes you well.
Never ask pardon before you are accused.
Never be boastful; someone may come along who knew you as a child.
Never be content with your lot. Try for a lot more.
Never be too much elated.
Never become a teacher where you yourself were a pupil.
Never beg from one who was a beggar.
Never boast -- you might meet someone who knew you as a child.
Never bolt your door with a boiled carrot.
Never burn your fingers to snuff another man's candle.
Never buy through your ears but through your eyes.
Never by-pass a town where a friend lives.
Never cast a clout till May be out.
Never cast a clout till May is out.
Never celebrate someone's leaving, until you know who will succeed him.
Never challenge a fool to do wrong.
Never change, for the sake of others. There will be no one like you if you change. (GPL).
Never choose your women or linen by candlelight.
Never confuse gratitude with love.
Never consult a doctor who has never been ill himself.
Never coward shall have fair lady for friend.
Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his moccasins.
Never cross a bridge till you come to it.
Never cut what can be untied.
Never descend to vulgarity even in joking.
Never did capon love a hen.
Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.
Never do anything that you want to remain a secret.
Never do evil that good may come of it.
Never do that by proxy which you can do yourself.
Never do things by halves.
Never does a woman lie in a more cunning way than when she tells the truth to someone who doesn't believe her.
Never draw your dirk when a blow will do it.
Never dress in mourning before the dead man is in his coffin.
Never eat in a restaurant where the chef is thin.

Never fall out with your bread and butter.
Never fell oak at the very first stroke.
Never fight an enemy whilst it is possible to cheat him.
Never find fault with the absent.
Never forget benefits done you, regardless how small.
Never forget the ever-waiting Afia in the forest.
Never give a child a sword.
Never give a sucker an even break.
Never give a sword to a fool or power to an unjust man.
Never give advice in a crowd.
Never give advice unasked.
Never give advice unless asked.
Never give or take a credit.
Never give the skin when you can pay with the wool.
Never give up', motto of Conway House (Marist College Canberra).
Never go to a pub without money.
Never grieve over spilt milk.
Never had an ill workman good tools.
Never hang your hat higher than you can reach.
Never has a man more need of his intelligence than when a fool asks him a question.
Never have loans, in neither direction.
Never heed the colour of a gift horse.
Never is a long time.
Never judge a book by its cover.
Never judge a reindeer from close by when you got it from a rich man because you may find that some of the antlers are missing.
Never judge from appearances.
Never judge the book by its cover.
Never judge things of which you only know the shadow.
Never kill a brooding bird.
Never kill a man who says nothing.
Never kiss an opportunity with a dirty mouth.
Never kiss an ugly girl; she will tell everyone.
Never leave a friend behind!.
Never leave a woman to do a man's work.
Never let a boy do a man's work.
Never let a hyena know how well you can bite.
Never let a man do a woman's job.
Never let a poor man advise you on investments.
Never let any mechanical device know that you are in a hurry.
Never let fools see half-finished work.
Never let people see the bottom of your purse or of your mind.
Never let the bottom of your purse or of your mind be seen.
Never let the right hand know what the left hand is doing.
Never let the sun go down on your anger.
Never let your feet run faster than your shoes.
Never lie to your doctor.
Never lie to your lawyer.
Never limp before the lame.
Never listen to these three advisers: wine, the night, and love.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Never look for a worm in the apple of your eye.
Never love with all your heart, it only ends in breaking.
Never malign a friend.
Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you.
Never marry for money, but marry where money is.
Never marry for money. You can borrow it cheaper.
Never marry for money. You can borrow it cheaper.
Never mention a rope in the house of a thief.
Never mention rope in the house of a man who has been hanged.
Never mind storms and snows for the sake of a friend.
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
Never mistake chicken shit for an egg.
Never murder a man who is about to commit suicide.
Never offer to teach a fish to swim.
Never open a door that you can't lock again.
Never pet a bear unless it is a rug.
Never pick up what you didn't put down.
Never point out the mistakes of another with a dirty finger.
Never praise life in front of death, nor the beautiful day in front of night.
Never promise a poor person, and never owe a rich one.
Never put off till (until) tomorrow what you can do today.
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
Never put off today what you can put off tomorrow.
Never put your finger between the tree and the bark.
Never put your thumbs between two grinders.
Never refuse a good offer.
Never rely on the glory of the morning or the smiles of your mother-in-law.
Never repeat old grievances.
Never repent a good action.
Never reveal the bottom of your purse or the depth of your mind.
Never say 'from this water I shall not drink.
Never say I will not drink from this water.
Never say die.
Never say never.
Never say, 'die!'.
Never say, Fountain, I will not drink of thy water.
Never seek the wind in the field. It is useless to try and find what is gone.
Never sell the bearskin till you have killed the bear.
Never send a boy to do a man's job.
Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.
Never show the truth naked -- just in its shirt.
Never sign nothing by neon light.
Never sit in the place of a man who can say to you, 'Rise.'.
Never smash a glass over a brick donkey.
Never speak ill of the dead.
Never speak in a hurry.
Never speak of a rope in the family of one who has been hanged.

Never spend time with people who don't respect you.
Never spread your corn to dry before the door of a saintly man.
Never spur a willing horse.
Never squat with your spurs on.
Never stand in front of a judge or behind a donkey.
Never step over one duty to perform another.
Never strike your wife, even with a flower.
Never strike your wife, not even with a flower.
Never such a small feast, that it won't have spongers on.
Never swap horses crossing a stream.
Never take a wife till you know what to do with her.
Never take the antidote before the poison.
Never tell tales out of school.
Never tell your friends what your enemy may not hear.
Never tell your story to a deaf man.
Never throw the cat at the dog.
Never tickle the nose of a sleeping bear.
Never to forsake your ideals is better than dreaming of great things.
Never too late to learn.
Never too old to learn.
Never trouble trouble 'til trouble troubles you.
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
Never trust a fool with a sword.
Never trust a woman who mentions her virtue.
Never trust overmuch to a new friend or an old enemy.
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulty.
Never trust the man who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys.
Never trust to another what you should do yourself.
Never try to be more foolish than the jester.
Never try to catch two frogs with one hand.
Never twice without thrice.
Never use a dwarf to measure the depth of the water.
Never was a mewing cat a good mouser.
Never was hood so holy but the devil could get his head into it.
Never watch a bonfire wearing a straw coat.
Never wear a brown hat in Friesland.
Never whisper to the deaf or wink at the blind.
Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
Nevertheless, it moves.
New brooms clean well.
New brooms sweep clean.
New churches and new bars are seldom empty.
New churches and new taverns are seldom empty.
New come, welcome.
New comers are always welcome.
New day -- new destiny.
New dishes beget new appetites.
New doctor, new churchyard.
New laws, new roguery.
New lords, new laws.
New loves drive out the old.
New songs are eagerly sung.
New songs are liked the best.
New things are most looked at.
New times, new habits.
New trappings to an old mule.
News does not sleep on the way.
Next year when the lamb delivers - and - When my grandma will be a virgin again!.
Nice word finds nice place.
Nice words are free, so choose ones that please another's ears.

Night brings counsel.
Night has no friend.

These are Proverb Examples from around the world, some have been translated from their original language to english.


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