Good, Gossip and Government : Proverbs





Key-Words Based Proverbs



Good :



  • Good counsel has no price.



  • Overcome evil with good.



  • Hold fast that which is good.



  • Good and quick seldom meet.



  • A good anvil does not fear the hammer.



  • A good archer is not known by his arrow but by his aim.



  • A good horse is never of a bad color.



  • A good name keeps its luster in the dark.



  • Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.



  • A good work is as soon said as a bad one.



  • Gossip :



  • An ill tongue may do much.



  • Gossip is a vice enjoyed vicariously.



  • Put no faith in tale-bearers.



  • Who chatters to you will destroy two houses.



  • Whispered words are heard afar.



  • Government :



  • The best government is that which governs least.



  • Every country has the government it deserves.



  • Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.



  • The government is the only known vessel which leaks from the top.











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