| PROVERB | 
| Per ardua ad astra. | 
| The pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last. | 
| Possession is nine points of the law. | 
| Pouring oil on the fire is not the way to quench it. | 
| Praise makes good men better and bad men worse. | 
| Praise without profit puts little in the pot. | 
| Procrastination is the thief of time. | 
| Promises are like pie-crust, made to be broken. | 
| The proper study of mankind is man. | 
| A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. | 
| Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. | 
| Providence is always on the side of the big batallions. | 
| Punctuality is the politeness of kings. | 
| Queen Anne is dead. | 
| Rain before seven, fine before eleven. | 
| The receiver is as bad as the thief. | 
| The remedy may be worse than the disease. | 
| Revenge is sweet. | 
| The road to hell is paved with good intentions. | 
| A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. | 
| Safety lies in the middle course. | 
| Second thoughts are best. | 
| Self-praise is no recommendation. | 
| Self-preservation is the first law of nature. | 
| Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil. | 
| Share and share alike. | 
| The shortest way round is the longest way home. | 
| Silence gives consent. | 
| So many countries, so many customs. | 
| Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. | 
| Speak fair and think what you like. | 
| Speak well of the dead. | 
| The sting of a reproach is the truth of it. | 
| Stolen pleasures are sweetest. | 
| A straw will show which way the wind blows. | 
| Stretch your legs according to your coverlet. | 
| Submitting to one wrong brings on another. | 
| Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. | 
| The sun is never the worse for shining on a dunghill. | 
| Sweet are the uses of adversity. |