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See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

It's better to wear out, than to rust.

Pride comes before a fall.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.

Enough is as good as a feast.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Different strokes for different folks.

Learn to walk before you run.

Silence construes consent.

Time flies.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Look before you leap.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Attack is the best form of defence.

What goes around comes around.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

There's no time like the present.

Let bygones be bygones.

All publicity is good publicity.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

History repeats itself.

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Variety is the spice of life.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

East, west, home's best.

Everyone has their price.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The exception which proves the rule.

Many hands make light work.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Cold hands, warm heart.

All roads lead to Rome.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Good things come in small packages.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Don't test the depth of water with both feet.

Do as I say, not as I do.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

There's an exception to every rule.

Dead men tell no tales.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Fight the good fight.

All the world loves a lover.

A dog is a man's best friend.

While there is life, there is hope.

If you can't be good, be careful.

It's never too late to mend.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

You can't always get what you want.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Each to their own.

It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Once a thief, always a thief.

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

You are what you eat.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Speak as you find.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The leopard does not change his spots.

All's fair in love and war.

It goes without saying.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Half a loaf is better than none.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.

If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Moderation in all things.

Tomorrow is another day.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Big fish eat little fish.

Money is the root of all evil.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

To live by the sword is to die by the sword.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Keep your powder dry.

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.

Horses for courses.

A house is not a home.

One hand washes the other.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Better safe than sorry.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Time and tide wait for no one.

Less is more.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Home is where the heart is.

No man is an island.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

You can have too much of a good thing.

Stupid is as stupid does.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A bad penny always turns up.

Slow but sure.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

No man can serve two masters.

Talk is cheap.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

The wages of sin is death.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

For everything there is a season.

One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Virtue is its own reward.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Fight fire with fire.

There's no smoke without fire.

Better late than never.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

It never rains but it pours.

Make haste slowly.

Less said, soon mended.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Every stick has two ends.

It takes two to tango.

Two heads are better than one.

There are two sides to every question.

The pen is mightier than sword.

'tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Good things come to those who wait.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Physician, heal thyself.

It ain't over, till it's over.

Haste makes waste.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Never speak ill of the dead.

An army marches on its stomach.

Tomorrow never comes.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.

The end justifies the means.

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Another day, another dollar.

All you need is love.

Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.

The age of miracles is past.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Good fences make good neighbours.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.

It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Good talk saves the food.

Beware the Ides of March.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Manners maketh the man.

All that glitters is not gold.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Don't rock the boat.

Don't get mad, get even.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

You are never too old to learn.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Walls have ears.

Truth will out.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It's the empty can that makes the most noise.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Let the buyer beware.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Accidents will happen.

Patience is a virtue.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Cheats never prosper.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Charity begins at home.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

One good deed deserves another.

The bigger, the better.

In the midst of life we are in death.

First things first.

Nine tailors make a man.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

There are none so blind as those, that will not see.

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Easy come, easy go.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Ignorance is bliss.

Share and share alike.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Marriages are made in heaven.

More haste, less speed.

A man is known by his friends.

There's no place like home.

Hide in plain sight.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.

Seeing is believing.

The show must go on.

There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

No pain, no gain.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

Give credit where credit is due.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Quid pro quo.

Business before pleasure.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Keep your chin up.

All's well that ends well.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Nothing new under the sun.

A good man is hard to find.

Time is money.

Knowledge is power.

Always put your best foot forward.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

The truth will out.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

No news is good news.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Practice what you preach.

It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.

A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.

Practice makes perfect.

Money isn't everything.

He who hesitates is lost.

Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.

Revenge is sweet.

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Every dog has its day.

There's safety in numbers.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Seize the day.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Seek and you shall find.

It's better to give than to receive.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Never tell tales out of school.

Only the good die young.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Clothes do not make the man.

No rest for the wicked.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Waste not, want not.

Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.

You can't run with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.

East is east, and west is west.

Hope springs eternal.

A word to the wise is enough.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Like father, like son.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Bad news travels fast.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Silence is golden.

Love makes the world go round.

Great minds think alike.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

The best defence is a good offence.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.

Faith will move mountains.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

One law for the rich and another law for the poor.

Let well alone.

Live and let live.

The more the merrier.

Time will tell.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Only fools and horses work.

You reap what you sow.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.

Every picture tells a story.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Live and learn.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

To the victor go the spoils.

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.

Grief divided is made lighter.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Persuasion is better than force.

Enough is enough.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

First come, first served.

You can't win them all.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

All good things come to those that wait.

Love will find a way.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The Devil looks after his own.

Shrouds have no pockets.

If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Children and fools tell the truth.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Make love not war.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.

Opposites attract.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A watched pot never boils.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.

Put your best foot forward.

Paddle your own canoe.

Love is blind.

You can't take it with you.

There's a time and a place for everything.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Life begins at forty.

Bad money drives out good.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Count your blessings.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Get out while the getting is good.

Any port in a storm.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

If you build it, they will come.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A golden key can open any door.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Never go to bed on an argument.

One man's meat is another man's poison.

When one door shuts, another opens.

It's all grist to the mill.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

What goes up must come down.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Time is a great healer.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Give the Devil his due.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Money talks.

Wonders will never cease.

The best things in life are free.

Even a worm will turn.

Third time lucky.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It's the singer not the song.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Forgive and forget.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Forewarned is forearmed.

The early bird gets the worm.

The Devil is in the details.

Oil and water don't mix.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

There is honour among thieves.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

The customer is always right.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Misery loves company.

Blood is thicker than water.

It takes one to know one.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

There's one born every minute.

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