Alphabetical List - M

Make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.	Manage to product something good using poor material.
Man is the head of the family and woman is the neck that turns the head.	No comment!
Man proposes, God disposes.	Our destiny depends on God's will.
(A) man can die but once.	If death comes now, you will not have to experience it later.
(A) man is as old as he feels himself to be.	Your age doesn't matter as long as you are fit and healthy.
(A) man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.	A person is judged on what he/she actually does, not on what they say they will do.
(A) man is known by the company he keeps.	A person's character is judged by the type of people with whom they spend their time.
Manners make the man.	Possibly: a person's manners show their origins.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.	Even if something is said as a joke it can still be true.
Many hands make light work.	Sharing work makes the task easier.
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.	The weather at the beginning of March is stormy and at the end is mild.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.	The storms and rain in March and April produce flowers in the month of May.
Mark, learn and inwardly digest.	Note and reflect upon something in order to thoroughly assimilate it.
Marry in haste, repent as leisure.	If you get married too quickly, you may spend your whole life regretting it.
Memory is the treasure of the mind.	A good memory is very precious.
Men make houses, women make homes.	Women give a house its comfort and character.
Might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb.	If the penalty is going to be same, you might as well commit the greater offence.
Misery loves company	When people are sad they often like others to feel sad too.
Money begets money.	If you have money you can make more money.
Money doesn't grow on trees.	You should not waste money because it is not plentiful or obtained easily.
(A) monkey in silk is a monkey no less.	No matter how someone dresses, it's the same person underneath.
(The) more haste, the less speed.	A person makes more progress if they take time to do things carefully.
(The) more you have, the more you want.	People have a constant desire to possess more.
(The) mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.	If you depend on just one thing, and it fails, you have no alternatives.