Proverbs starting with letter G

A guilty conscience needs no accuser

You can think about a past event and feel ashamed, even though no one knows. Your conscience is makes you feel so guilty and remorseful... Read more →

A good name keeps its lustre in the dark

A good reputation is never lost, even in difficult times. It can be difficult to maintain a good reputation, but it is important to remember... Read more →

A good Jack makes a good Jill

The proverb means that when the husband is good at being a man, the wife will tends to follow his authority and not challenge him all the time,... Read more →

A good example is the best sermon

The proverb means that the best way to teach something is to demonstrate it with your own actions because example is better than precept. To... Read more →

A good deed is never lost

The proverb means that performing a good deed, no matter how small, will always have a positive impact, even if it may not be immediately... Read more →

He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune

A man with a wife and family cannot be so adventurous, or take so many chances, as an unmarried man. A hostage is a person given to another as a... Read more →

A growing youth has a wolf in his belly

Young people who are growing fast are hungry all the time. 'If you doubt that a growing youth has a wolf in his belly, you should see how much... Read more →

The greatest talkers are the least doers

Those who talks the most do less than anybody else. This proverb means much the same as Actions speak louder than words and Empty vessels make... Read more →

Great oaks from little acorn grow

Everything has to have a small beginning, so don’t be discouraged by your own 'smallness'. Here is an example of the way in which the proverb... Read more →

A great city, a great solitude

Sometime “loneliness” is used instead of  “solitude”. The saying comes to us from Greek. It means that in a large centre of... Read more →