Beauty is but skin deep
We cannot judge by looks alone. Physical beauty may hide and ugly nature.
Proverbs starting with letter B
The beaten road is the safest
Don't take unnecessary risks. Profit from the experience of others. The proverb can be better understood if the 'beaten road' would read 'beaten... Read more →
Be just before you are generous
You have no right to be generous till you have first met the demands of justness. You should not, for example, start giving presents to your... Read more →
Barking dogs seldom bite
When a dog barks at you, this does not necessarily mean that he intends to bite you. He may be just exited or frightened of you. The proverb... Read more →
The bait hides the hook
It is the hook that catches the fish, but it is the bait that tempts it to take the hook into its mouth. The moral is: beware of an attractive... Read more →
A bad workman always blames his tools
Good workmanship depends no more on the quality of the tools than it does on the way in which they are used, so to blame the tools for the bad... Read more →
A bad shearer never had a good sickle
Good workmanship depends no more on the quality of the tools than it does on the way in which they are used, so to blame the tools for the bad... Read more →
A bad penny always comes back
If we try to get rid of a counterfeit coin by passing it off upon somebody else, sooner or later it will find the way back into our pocket.... Read more →
Bad news travels fast
Bad news nearly always reaches us more quickly than good news. News about trouble and misfortune circulates fast because people have the... Read more →