54 Proverbs Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips) - page 4

Updated: Jan 11, 2026

A selection of proverbs quotes with sound bites from famous or less known movies, as rated by our visitors, accompanied by short MP3 or WAV audio samples.

31 Haven't you heard of a Chinese proverb? Good fortune after a near-death disaster.

Quote from Return of the Bastard Swordsman

32 Gentlemen, we're after Mr. Big, and this double-crossing fink is gonna lead us to him. To find the rat, tail the cat.

Harry Morgan as General Stilton in The Cat from Outer Space (1978)

33 And so, my lad, as I've explained, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Karl Swenson as Merlin in The Sword in the Stone (1963)

34 He who fighteth and runneth away liveth to fight another day.

Daws Butler as Snagglepuss in Snagglepuss (1961)

35 The Chinese have a saying, A good father-in-law should be dumb and blind.

Quote from Heroes of the East (1978)

36 And remember, Mike, 'with the rich and mighty'... -'Always a little patience'?

Katharine Hepburn as Tracy Lord in The Philadelphia Story (1940)

37 I got it from a Spanish peasant's proverb: 'With the rich and mighty, always a little patience.' -I like that.

James Stewart as Macaulay Connor in The Philadelphia Story (1940)

38 He who sleepeth with dogs riseth with fleas.

Harold Lloyd as Harold Diddlebock in The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

39 Have a little faith in me, and, as they say, faith can move mountains for you.

Billie Richards as Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer in Rudolph's Shiny New Year

40 Haven't you heard? Never look a gift horse in the mouth. Especially when there are two with a coach.

Christopher Lee as Count Dracula in Dracula: Prince of Darkness