When is a proverb a cliche?

A bad beginning makes a good ending.

• A bad excuse is better than none at all.

• A bad husband cannot be a good man.

• A beggar can never be bankrupt.

• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

• A burnt child dreads fire.

• A cat may look at a king.

• A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.

• A cheerful wife is the joy of life.

• A clear conscience is a coat of mail.

• A drowning man will catch at a straw.

• A drunkard’s purse is a bottle.

• A fault confessed is half redressed.

• A fool and his money are soon parted.

• A fool may give a wise man counsel.

• A fool may make money, but it takes a wise man to spend it.

• A friend in need is a friend indeed.

• A friend is easier lost than found.

• A friend’s frown is better than a fool’s smile.

• A full purse makes the mouth to speak.

• A good dog deserves a good bone.

• A good husband makes a good wife.

• A good name is better than riches.

• A good name is sooner lost than won.

• A great talker is a great liar.

• A guilty conscience needs no accuser.

• A hungry man is an angry man.