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A bad tree does not
yield good apples.
A bad workman
blames his tools.
A bird in hand is
worth two in
a bush.
A broken friendship
may be soldered but
will never be sound.
A burden of one's
own choice is not
felt.
A burnt child dreads
the fire.
A cat has nine lives.
A chain is no
stronger than its
weakest link.
A change is as good
as a rest.
A dry March, a wet
April and a cool May
fill barn and cellar
and bring much hay.
A fault confessed is
half redressed.
A flower blooms
more than once.
A fool and his money
are (soon) easily
parted.
A fool at forty is a
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fool forever.
A friend in need is a
friend indeed.
A friend to all is a
friend to none.
A friend's eye is a
good mirror.
A good example is
the best sermon.
A good beginning
makes a good end.
A good conscience
is a soft pillow.
A guilty conscience
needs no accuser.
A hungry belly has
no ears.
A hungry wolf is
fixed to no place.
A lender nor
borrower be.
A leopard cannot
change its spots.
A lie begets a lie.
A little fire is quickly
trodden out.
A little of what you
fancy does you
good.
A loaded wagon
makes no noise.
A loveless life is
living death.
A man can die but
once.
A man is as old as he
feels himself to be.
A man is judged by
his deeds, not by his
words.
A man is known by
the company he
keeps.
A monkey in silk is a
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Your age doesn't matter as long as you are fit and healthy.
A person is judged on what he/she actually does, not on
what they say they will do.
A person's character is judged by the type of people with
whom they spend their time.
No matter how someone dresses, it's the same person
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monkey no less.
A new broom sweeps
clean (but the old
brush knows all the
corners...)
A nod is as good as
a wink (to a blind
horse/man).
A picture paints a
thousand words.
A problem shared is
a problem halved.
(Also : A worry
shared is a worry
halved)
A rising tide lifts all
boats.
A rolling stone
gathers no moss
underneath.
A newly-appointed person often makes changes quickly .
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heart grow fonder
Accidents will
happen
Actions speak louder
than words
Adversity makes
strange bedfellows.
Advice is cheap
Advice is least
heeded when most
needed.
Advisors run no
risks.
After dinner rest a
while, after supper
walk a while.
Age before beauty
Agree, for the law is
costly.
All cats are grey in
the dark.
All covet, all lose
All days are short to
industry and long to
idleness.
All good things come
to those who wait.
All that glitters is not
gold.
All in good time.
All is fair in love and
war.
All's well that ends
well.
All roads lead to
Rome
All things grow with
time - except grief.
All things are
difficult before they
are easy.
All work and no play
makes Jack a dull
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even more.
Some unfortunate events must be accepted as inevitable.
What a person actually does is more important than what
they say they will do.
People of all origins who share the same misfortune are
drawn together.
It doesn't cost anything to offer advice.
When a problem is serious, people often do not follow the
advice given.
It's easier to give advice than to act.
Dinner is called 'lunch' nowadays, and supper has become
'dinner'.
Older people should be given precedence over the younger
(who are thought to be more beautiful).
A compromise is better than an expensive lawsuit.
People are undistinguished until they have made a name
for themselves.
If you try to obtain everything, you risk losing everything.
Time goes by slowly when you have nothing to do.
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boy.
An ant may well
destroy a whole dam.
An apple a day keeps
the doctor away.
An empty purse
frightens away
friends.
An Englishman's
home is his castle
An idle brain is the
devil's workshop
An old fox is not
easily snared.
An onion a day
keeps everyone
away.
An ounce of
discretion is worth a
pound of wit.
An ounce of
prevention is worth a
pound of cure.
Anger is the one
thing made better by
delay.
Another day, another
dollar.
Any time means no
time.
(The) apple doesn't
fall far from the tree.
April showers bring
May flowers.
As you sow, so shall
you reap.
Ask me no
questions, I'll tell you
no lies.
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(A) bad excuse is
better than none.
Bad news travels
fast.
(A) bad penny
always turns up.
(A) bad tree does not
yield good apples.
(A) bad workman
blames his tools.
(A) barking dog
seldom bites.
Be just before you
are generous.
Beauty is only skin
deep.
Beauty is in the eye
of the beholder.
Beauty is the
wisdom of women.
Wisdom is the
beauty of men.
Be swift to hear, slow
to speak.
(The) best advice is
found on the pillow.
(The) best helping
hand is at the end
of your sleeve.
(The) best things in
life are free.
Better an egg today
than a hen tomorrow.
Better be alone than
in bad company.
Better be the head of
a dog than the tail of
a lion.
Better flatter a fool
than fight him.
Better to drink the
milk than to eat the
cow.
Better the devil you
know than the devil
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you don't know.
Better late than
never.
Better lose the
saddle than the
horse.
Better safe than
sorry.
Better be untaught
than ill-taught.
Beware of Greeks
bearing gifts.
(A) bird in hand is
worth two in a bush.
Birds of a feather
flock together.
(A) black plum is as
sweet as a white.
Blood is thicker than
water.
Blood will out.
(A) book holds a
house of gold.
(A) broken
friendship may be
soldered but it will
never be sound.
(A) burden of one's
own choice is not
felt.
(A) burnt child
dreads the fire.
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(A) calm sea does
A person shows their competence or ability when difficulties
not make a skilled
arise.
sailor.
(A) cat has nine lives. 1) Cats can survive many accidents because
they land on their feet without injury.
2) Nine lives = 3 years to play, 3 years to
stray, 3 years to stay.
(A) chain is no
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stronger than its
weakest link.
(A) change is as good A change in routine is often as refreshing as a break or a
as a rest.
holiday.
Charity begins at
A person's first duty is to help and care for his own family.
home.
Children and fools tell Neither children nor fools know that it is sometimes
the truth.
advantageous to lie.
Cleanliness is next to A clean body is just as important as a pure soul.
godliness.
Clear moon, frost
If the atmosphere is clear, frost may form.
soon.
(A) closed mouth
If you learn when to keep silent you will avoid trouble.
catches no flies.
Clothes don't make
Appearances can be deceiving.
the man.
(A) constant guest is If you come to visit too often, your host will be less pleased to
never welcome.
see you.
Constant occupation When you are busy working, you avoid temptation.
prevents temptation.
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(A) danger foreseen is If you are prepared to face a problem or difficulty, it will be
half avoided.
easier to deal with.
(The) darkest hour is
just before dawn.
(The) devil looks after Success comes to those who deserve it least.
his own.
(The) devil makes
work for idle hands.
Diamonds cut
diamonds.
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(The) die is cast.
Diligence is the
mother of good
fortune.
Discretion is the
better part of valour.
When you are separated from the person you love, your
feelings are even stronger.
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Early to bed, and early
to rise, makes
It is much better for you to go to bed early and to get up
a man healthy,
early in the morning;
wealthy and wise.
(The) early bird
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catches the worm.
advantage or be successful.
Easier said than done. What is suggested sounds easy, but it is more difficult to
actually do it.
Elbow grease is the
best polish.
(The) end justifies the Wrong or unfair methods may be used if the result of the
means.
action is good.
(An) Englishman's
home is his castle.
Every man for himself. You must think of your own interests before the interests of
others.
Every man has his
price.
Everything in the
garden is rosy.
Everything is satisfactory.
Experience is the
father of wisdom.
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Facts speak louder
than words
People show what they are really like by what they do,
rather than by what they say.
Failure teaches
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success.
later on.
Fair exchange is no
robbery
False friends are worse It's better to know who your real enemies are rather than
than open enemies.
trust someone who pretends to be a friend but is capable
of stabbing you in the back.
Familiarity breeds
contempt
First come, first served. The first person in the line will be attended to first.
(The) first step is the
hardest.
(A) flower blooms more If you miss an occasion, you can avail yourself of it
than once.
another time.
(A) fly will not get into a If you learn when to keep silent you will avoid trouble.
closed mouth.
(A) fool and his money
are (soon) easily
parted.
(A) fool at forty is a fool If a person hasn't matured by the age of 40, they never
forever.
will.
Fool me once, shame
on you; fool me twice,
shame on me.
Friendship is like
money, easier made
than kept.
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Friendship is love with
understanding.
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Gardens are not made
by sitting in the
shade.
Give someone an inch
and they will take a
mile (or yard)
Give someone
enough rope and they
will hang themselves.
Good accounting
makes good friends.
Good management is
better than good
income.
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small acorns.
Grief divided is made
lighter.
H
Half a loaf is better
than none
Handsome is what
handsome does.
Hatred is as blind as
love.
He who hesitates is
lost.
He who is everywhere
is nowhere.
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He who know nothing
doubts nothing.
You call home the place where the people you love are.
Hunger is a good
sauce.
(A) hungry belly has no A hungry person is totally concentrated on their need
ears.
for food and nothing else interests them.
(A) hungry wolf is fixed A desperate person will go from place to place when
to no place.
they need to satisfy their needs.
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(An) idle brain is the
devil's workshop.
In times of prosperity
friends are plentiful.
If a camel gets his nose If you let something intrusive enter your life, your life
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in a tent, his body will
follow.
If in February there be
no rain, 'tis neither
good for hay nor grain.
If you are patient in one Avoid regrets by taking the time to think before
moment of anger, you
speaking or acting angrily.
will avoid 100 days of
sorrow.
If you chase two
rabbits, you will not
catch either one.
If you try to do two things at the same time, you will not
succeed in doing either of them.
Ignorance is bliss.
It is always darkest
before the dawn.
J-K
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Justice delayed is
justice denied.
Kindness begets
kindness.
Knowledge in youth is
wisdom in age.
Knowledge is power.
L
Laughter is the best
medicine.
Learning is a treasure
that will follow its
owner everywhere.
Let bygones be
bygones.
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Let the chips fall where We should not try to control our destiny.
they may.
Liars need good
memories.
Losers weepers,
finders keepers.
Love is blind.
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Make a silk purse out
of a sow's ear.
No comment!
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Man proposes, God
disposes.
Memory is the
treasure of the mind.
Might as well be
hanged for a sheep as
(for) a lamb.
When people are sad they often like others to feel sad
too.
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Money doesn't grow
on trees.
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Necessity is the mother The need for something forces people to find a way of
of invention.
obtaining it.
Need teaches a plan.
Nobody is perfect.
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No losers, no winners.
No man is a hero to his Few people are admired by those who know them
valet.
intimately and are aware of their failings.
No man is an island.
No news is good news. If the news was bad, we would hear of it. Since we have
heard nothing, we can assume that all is well.
No pain, no gain.
No rain, no grain.
No wind, no waves.
Nothing ventured
nothing gained.
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(An) old fox is not easily
snared.
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One swallow doesn't
make a summer.
Opportunity seldom
knocks twice.
Out of sight, out of mind. We tend to forget people or things that we do not see.
P-Q
(The) pen is mightier
than the sword.
People who live in glass One should not criticize others for faults similar to
houses should not throw one's own and risk retaliation.
stones.
(A) picture paints a
thousand words.
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Practice what you
preach.
Procrastination is the
thief of time.
Punctuality is the soul of You should always be on time for your business
business.
appointments.
Put all your eggs in one
basket.
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Revenge is sweet.
S
Save me from my
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friends.
Saying is one thing,
doing is another.
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T
Tall oaks grow from little Great things may come from small beginnings.
acorns.
The apple doesn't fall far Children resemble their parents.
from the tree.
The best advice is found A good night's sleep may help us find an answer to
on the pillow.
our problem.
The best things in life
are free.
The more haste, the less A person makes more progress if they take time to do
speed.
things carefully.
The more you have, the
more you want.
The proof of the pudding The real value of something can be judged only after
is in the eating.
it has been tried or tested.
The road to hell is paved It is not enough to intend to do something, you must
with good intentions.
actually do it.
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The tongue wounds
more than a lance.
The way to a man's heart Feed a man well and he will love you.
is through his stomach.
The wish is father to the
thought.
There is safety in
numbers.
Time and tide wait for no Delaying a decision will not prevent events from
man.
taking place.
Time has wings.
Time is money.
To err is human, to
forgive divine.
When you sleep too much, you are not able to think
clearly.
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tooth.
Truth has no answer.
(The) truth is in the wine. People speak more freely under the influence of
alcohol.
Truth is stranger than
fiction.
U-V
Union is strength
Unwillingness easily
finds an excuse.
W
Walls have ears.
What soberness
conceals, drunkenness
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reveals.
When the cat's away, the People sometimes misbehave when the person in
mice play.
authority, is absent.
When in Rome, do as the You should adopt the customs of the people or
Romans do.
country you are visiting and behave in the same way.
When poverty comes in
the door, love goes out
the window.
Where there's life there's As long as a person is breathing, there is hope for
hope.
recovery.
Where there's a will
there's a way.
XY-Z
You are what you eat.
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You can lead a horse to You can offer somebody an opportunity to do something
water but you can't make but you can't force them to do it.
it drink.
You can't teach an old
dog new tricks.
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