Proverbs with the word Best

East or west, home is best

Wherever it is, and however far you may travel from it, There's no place like home.

Make the best of a bad job

Here 'job' does not refer to working, but to a state of affairs. To make the best of a bad job is to accept one's present position with the... Read more →

Make the best of a bad bargain

Here 'bargain' does not refer to something bought cheaply, but to an agreement made between two parties. When one party realizes too late that... Read more →

An old poacher makes the best gamekeeper

A poacher illegally kills and steals animals on someone else's land, and a gamekeeper's job is to stop this from happening. He knows all the... Read more →

Second thoughts are best

To have  second thoughts is to reconsider a matter, and we usually find that our second decision is wiser than the first. I was just sitting... Read more →