Better to be a live dog than a dead lion
The most despicable living man's state, is preferable to that of the most noble who have died impenitent. Thus, it is better to be a live coward... Read more →
Proverbs with the word Dead
Speak well of the dead
Speak well of them, for they cannot speak for themselves. 'Death softens all resentments', wrote John Greenleaf Whittier, the American poet,... Read more →
It is useless to flog a dead horse
It is a waste of time to try to revive interest in a worn-out or forgotten subject, or to argue about something that was settled long since. 'I... Read more →
It is ill waiting for dead men’s shoes
To wait for dead men's shoes is to wait for the death of a person with the expectancy of succeeding to his possessions or office. This sometimes... Read more →
Queen Anne is dead
A sarcastic way of saying: 'That's old news. I heard that weeks ago.' The death of Queen Anne was officially hushed up for a while. News had... 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 →
Call no man happy till he is dead
This cynical proverb suggests that life is bound to be so bad that no living person can ever be happy.