Desert and reward seldom keep company
Those deserving of reward do not often receive it. The reward is not necessarily a payment in cash. The proverb can mean that those most... Read more →
Proverbs starting with letter D
Deeds, not words
A person is known and judged more by his actions than by what he says. This is another form of Actions speak louder than words.
Death is the great leveller
There can be no such distinctions as wealth, poverty, greatness, humbleness among the dead. When dead we lose all our worldly attributes. In... Read more →
Dead men tell no tales
Death silences a man for ever. If he knows something in his lifetime that others do not want made public, he cannot reveal their secret when he... Read more →
The darkest hour is that before the dawn
Even when things seem at their very worst, they may shortly improve.