It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good
When all ocean-going ships depended upon the wind to blow them along, a wind favourable to a vessel travelling east was unfavourable to one... Read more →
Proverbs with the word Good
Good wine needs no bush
High-quality goods need no advertising because people soon get to know about them. In olden days, taverns and private houses where beer or wine... Read more →
A good tale is none the worse for being told twice
Children, in particular, love to hear a story again, however many times they heard it before. ‘Mummy, please tell me the story of the girl who... Read more →
A good name is sooner lost than won
It takes a long time to build up a good reputation, but this reputation is quickly lost by just one crime or piece of bad behaviour. It often... Read more →
A good husband makes a good wife
If the husband wants his wife to be respectful and loving to him, he should be respectful and loving to her. A husband who treats his wife well... Read more →
Good fences make good neighbours
We remain better friends if we do not see too much of one another. Our neighbour does not live in our house and we do not live in his. Hedge... Read more →
Good company on the road is the shortest cut
A journey on foot seems much longer when we make it alone than when we do it with pleasant companions.
Enough is as good as a feast
This teaches the same lesson as Moderation in all things. We use it in such remarks as these: 'I like sopranos up to a point, but when she sang... Read more →
Books and friends should be few but good
People who have too many books often find they haven’t any time to read them. In the same way people with too many friends cannot find enough... Read more →
The best is often the enemy of the good
This suggests that in striving to reach perfection we often spoil what would have been good enough. It is thus opposite in advice to If a thing... Read more →