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There's no fool like an old fool.

Love makes the world go round.

Time is a great healer.

You can have too much of a good thing.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

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

The best things in life are free.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Seek and you shall find.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Nothing new under the sun.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Bad news travels fast.

To the victor go the spoils.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

A watched pot never boils.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

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

Physician, heal thyself.

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

There are two sides to every question.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

The more the merrier.

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

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Cold hands, warm heart.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

You win some, you lose some.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Time will tell.

No pain, no gain.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

It takes two to tango.

All that glitters is not gold.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Blood is thicker than water.

Let bygones be bygones.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Two heads are better than one.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Small things amuse small minds.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Beggars can't be choosers.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Always put your best foot forward.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

More haste, less speed.

Variety is the spice of life.

All the world loves a lover.

Truth will out.

Stupid is as stupid does.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Charity begins at home.

Only the good die young.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Great minds think alike.

Enough is enough.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

One hand washes the other.

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

To every thing there is a season.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Money isn't everything.

All good things must come to an end.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

There's no smoke without fire.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Quid pro quo.

Money makes the world go round.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The bigger, the better.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Live and let live.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

History repeats itself.

The best defence is a good offence.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Learn to walk before you run.

Live and learn.

Pearls of wisdom.

There's safety in numbers.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

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

Ignorance is bliss.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

It takes one to know one.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Walls have ears.

Good talk saves the food.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Less is more.

Look before you leap.

A bad penny always turns up.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Once a thief, always a thief.

Bad money drives out good.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

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

Share and share alike.

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

Many hands make light work.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Make haste slowly.

There's no place like home.

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

Christmas comes but once a year.

Good things come to those who wait.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Get out while the getting is good.

Every stick has two ends.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

What goes up must come down.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Good things come in small packages.

All publicity is good publicity.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

East is east, and west is west.

Youth is wasted on the young.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

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

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

A miss is as good as a mile.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Persuasion is better than force.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

A golden key can open any door.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Moderation in all things.

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

Each to their own.

Never tell tales out of school.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Better late than never.

Waste not, want not.

Curiosity killed the cat.

There is honour among thieves.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Third time lucky.

Fight fire with fire.

Give credit where credit is due.

A poor worker blames the tools.

The show must go on.

Cheats never prosper.

Silence construes consent.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Actions speak louder than words.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

All things must pass.

Go the extra mile.

Enough is as good as a feast.

The end justifies the means.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

No man is an island.

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

Slow but sure.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Keep your chin up.

Home is where the heart is.

The Devil is in the details.

Only fools and horses work.

Make hay while the sun shines.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Let the buyer beware.

While there is life, there is hope.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Wonders will never cease.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Revenge is sweet.

The wages of sin is death.

Practice what you preach.

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

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Accidents will happen.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Practice makes perfect.

Dead men tell no tales.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

All roads lead to Rome.

Love will find a way.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

It never rains but it pours.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

It's the singer not the song.

One good deed deserves another.

Don't get mad, get even.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Opposites attract.

Every picture tells a story.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Beware the Ides of March.

Time flies.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Like father, like son.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

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

Where there is smoke there is fire.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Different strokes for different folks.

Talk is cheap.

You are what you eat.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There's one born every minute.

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

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

It's all grist to the mill.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

East, west, home's best.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Put your best foot forward.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Good fences make good neighbours.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

God helps those who help themselves.

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

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Life is what you make it.

All's fair in love and war.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Possession is nine points of the law.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Crime doesn't pay.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

Money talks.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

First things first.

Let well alone.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Keep your powder dry.

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

Horses for courses.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Another day, another dollar.

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

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

First come, first served.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The age of miracles is past.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Clothes do not make the man.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

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

Make love not war.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Might is right.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The leopard does not change his spots.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Laughter is the best medicine.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Life begins at forty.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

You can't win them all.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

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

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

A cat has nine lives.

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

No news is good news.

Hope springs eternal.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Misery loves company.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Less said, soon mended.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't rock the boat.

There's no time like the present.

The exception which proves the rule.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

Fortune favours the brave.

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

Haste makes waste.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A man is known by his friends.

Honesty is the best policy.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

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

Pride comes before a fall.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Tomorrow is another day.

Time is money.

Nine tailors make a man.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

It goes without saying.

Shrouds have no pockets.

Forgive and forget.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Love is blind.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

If you build it, they will come.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Virtue is its own reward.

You can't take it with you.

The early bird gets the worm.

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Nothing succeeds like success.

A word to the wise is enough.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Marriages are made in heaven.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Patience is a virtue.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Speak as you find.

Fight the good fight.

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

Strike while the iron is hot.

Knowledge is power.

Everyone has their price.

Business before pleasure.

For everything there is a season.

The customer is always right.

Faith will move mountains.

No rest for the wicked.

Any port in a storm.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

What goes around comes around.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

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

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Grief divided is made lighter.

All you need is love.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Never give a sucker an even break.

You reap what you sow.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Still waters run deep.

There is no accounting for tastes.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

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

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

Tomorrow never comes.

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

If you build it, they will come.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

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

Forewarned is forearmed.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Manners maketh the man.

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