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You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

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

Time will tell.

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

What goes around comes around.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Little pitchers have big ears.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

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

A thing begun is half done.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Different strokes for different folks.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Silence construes consent.

Only the good die young.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Good things come in small packages.

Never speak ill of the dead.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

It never rains but it pours.

Forewarned is forearmed.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The show must go on.

Faith will move mountains.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Third time lucky.

The truth will out.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Every stick has two ends.

Speak as you find.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Make haste slowly.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

You win some, you lose some.

First things first.

Like father, like son.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Count your blessings.

Less said, soon mended.

A bad penny always turns up.

No man can serve two masters.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Fortune favours the brave.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Money isn't everything.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

There's safety in numbers.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Give the Devil his due.

Live and let live.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Business before pleasure.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Misery loves company.

There's an exception to every rule.

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

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

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

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

Revenge is sweet.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It's never too late to mend.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

There's none so blind as those who will not see.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Love will find a way.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

A good beginning makes a good ending.

What goes up must come down.

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

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

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Handsome is as handsome does.

A house is not a home.

Two heads are better than one.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Great minds think alike.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

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

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Keep your chin up.

The best things in life are free.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Youth is wasted on the young.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Nine tailors make a man.

A fish always rots from the head.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The age of miracles is past.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Crime doesn't pay.

If you build it, they will come.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Marriages are made in heaven.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Love is blind.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It's better to give than to receive.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

It takes one to know one.

A watched pot never boils.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

You reap what you sow.

The Devil is in the details.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

All things must pass.

The best is the enemy of the good.

For everything there is a season.

The bigger, the better.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Patience is a virtue.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

You can't win them all.

All publicity is good publicity.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

It's all grist to the mill.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

No man is an island.

There is honour among thieves.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Tomorrow is another day.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

History repeats itself.

One swallow does not a summer make.

He who hesitates is lost.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Waste not, want not.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Seize the day.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

No news is good news.

Time flies.

Walls have ears.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Let bygones be bygones.

All the world loves a lover.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Less is more.

Time is money.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.

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

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

Big fish eat little fish.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Persuasion is better than force.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

Only fools and horses work.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

An man's home is his castle.

There are two sides to every question.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Beware the Ides of March.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Truth will out.

Knowledge is power.

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

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Don't rock the boat.

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

Life's not all beer and skittles.

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

Talk is cheap.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Nothing new under the sun.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Always put your best foot forward.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

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

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Accidents will happen.

Fight the good fight.

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

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Good talk saves the food.

Easy come, easy go.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Learn to walk before you run.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Let the buyer beware.

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

More haste, less speed.

No rest for the wicked.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Once a thief, always a thief.

One good deed deserves another.

A cat may look at a king.

A cat has nine lives.

The best-laid plans go astray.

You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.

It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.

Laughter is the best medicine.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Practice what you preach.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Quid pro quo.

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

Man does not live by bread alone.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Clothes do not make the man.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The customer is always right.

All's fair in love and war.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Another day, another dollar.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Cheats never prosper.

The wages of sin is death.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

There's no smoke without fire.

There's no place like home.

Every dog has its day.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

All you need is love.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.

Seek and you shall find.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Blood is thicker than water.

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

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Make love not war.

You are what you eat.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Shrouds have no pockets.

God helps those who help themselves.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

Moderation in all things.

Still waters run deep.

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

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

All good things must come to an end.

It goes without saying.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

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

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

Money makes the world go round.

Money talks.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Paddle your own canoe.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

A word to the wise is enough.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Every picture tells a story.

Dead men tell no tales.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Never go to bed on an argument.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

There's one born every minute.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

A dog is a man's best friend.

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

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

To every thing there is a season.

Hide in plain sight.

One hand washes the other.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Never tell tales out of school.

Bad news travels fast.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Horses for courses.

Honesty is the best policy.

The end justifies the means.

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

Beauty is only skin deep.

Enough is enough.

Time is a great healer.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Physician, heal thyself.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Love makes the world go round.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Put your best foot forward.

Silence is golden.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

All good things come to those that wait.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Do as I say, not as I do.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Tomorrow never comes.

No pain, no gain.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Never give a sucker an even break.

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

When one door shuts, another opens.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Better late than never.

Charity begins at home.

A man is known by his friends.

You can't take it with you.

Might is right.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

To the victor go the spoils.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.

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

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Live and learn.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Practice makes perfect.

Possession is nine points of the law.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Pride comes before a fall.

You are never too old to learn.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

If you can't be good, be careful.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Seeing is believing.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Haste makes waste.

It's the singer not the song.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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

Life is what you make it.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Life begins at forty.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

All's well that ends well.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

You can't always get what you want.

A good man is hard to find.

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

Each to their own.

Everyone has their price.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Ignorance is bliss.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Opposites attract.

Go the extra mile.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Small things amuse small minds.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Let well alone.

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