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All things must pass.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
A cat has nine lives.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Hide in plain sight.
Variety is the spice of life.
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
It goes without saying.
Money makes the world go round.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Good things come to those who wait.
Another day, another dollar.
Give credit where credit is due.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
You can't win them all.
Everyone has their price.
One swallow does not a summer make.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Silence is golden.
Beware the Ides of March.
Each to their own.
If you build it, they will come.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Misery loves company.
Time will tell.
Waste not, want not.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
Talk is cheap.
A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
An man's home is his castle.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Know which side your bread is buttered.
Better late than never.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Love will find a way.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Work expands so as to fill the time available.
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
Horses for courses.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Cold hands, warm heart.
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
It's the singer not the song.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
First impressions are the most lasting.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.
First come, first served.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
East is east, and west is west.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
Walls have ears.
Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
Pride comes before a fall.
Virtue is its own reward.
Still waters run deep.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
An empty vessel makes much noise.
The wages of sin is death.
Crime doesn't pay.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
There's one born every minute.
One who sups with the devil, should have a long spoon.
Accidents will happen.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
You win some, you lose some.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
Blue are the hills that are far away.
Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
Let well alone.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
There but for the grace of God, go I.
Youth is wasted on the young.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
Revenge is sweet.
Business before pleasure.
The end justifies the means.
Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.
Faith will move mountains.
The age of miracles is past.
Bad news travels fast.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Big fish eat little fish.
All the world loves a lover.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
All good things come to those that wait.
Even a worm will turn.
Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
Appearances can be deceptive.
Opposites attract.
A golden key can open any door.
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Nine tailors make a man.
Cheats never prosper.
Put your best foot forward.
Little pitchers have big ears.
Keep your powder dry.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Money isn't everything.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Don't rock the boat.
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
All roads lead to Rome.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Don't upset the apple-cart.
No pain, no gain.
Marriages are made in heaven.
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.
Discretion is the better part of valour.
No man is an island.
It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Home is where the heart is.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet.
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
If you can't be good, be careful.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Live and let live.
Strike while the iron is hot.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
To err is human; to forgive divine.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
The Devil is in the details.
Truth will out.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
It's best to be on the safe side.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
History repeats itself.
A leopard can't change its spots.
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.
Count your blessings.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
Bread always falls buttered side down.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
A miss is as good as a mile.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Different strokes for different folks.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
It never rains but it pours.
The best things in life are free.
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again.
The exception which proves the rule.
God helps those who help themselves.
To every thing there is a season.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
East, west, home's best.
The bread always falls buttered side down.
Ignorance is bliss.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
No rest for the wicked.
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
The customer is always right.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Children should be seen and not heard.
No news is good news.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Life begins at forty.
The bottom line is the bottom line.
As you sow, so you shall reap.
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Less is more.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Oil and water don't mix.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Never tell tales out of school.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
Nothing new under the sun.
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
One person's trash is another person's treasure.
While the cat's away, the mice will play.
Christmas comes but once a year.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.
A house is not a home.
Third time lucky.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Speak as you find.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Faint heart never won fair lady.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise.
Go the extra mile.
It takes one to know one.
One good deed deserves another.
Fortune favours the brave.
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Needs must when the devil drives.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
All good things must come to an end.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Time is a great healer.
Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
Every picture tells a story.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
Less said, soon mended.
Stupid is as stupid does.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't.
Handsome is as handsome does.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Always put your best foot forward.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Two heads are better than one.
The Devil looks after his own.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.
Manners maketh the man.
Don't throw good money after bad.
A new broom sweeps clean.
While there is life, there is hope.
It's better to give than to receive.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
You are never too old to learn.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
The longest journey starts with a single step.
No man can serve two masters.
The pen is mightier than sword.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Beat swords into ploughshares.
Bad money drives out good.
One law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Charity covers a multitude of sins.
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Time is money.
Don't test the depth of water with both feet.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
The best-laid plans go astray.
Dead men tell no tales.
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
Persuasion is better than force.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
For everything there is a season.
One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.
It's better to wear out, than to rust.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
There's no time like the present.
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
You can't take it with you.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Moderation in all things.
Every dog has its day.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Paddle your own canoe.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Empty bags cannot stand upright.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't want.
Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Love is blind.
Physician, heal thyself.
Don't meet troubles half-way.
You reap what you sow.
It's better to be poor and healthy, than sick and wealthy.
Slow but sure.
Learn to walk before you run.
Fair exchange is no robbery.
A fish always rots from the head.
The show must go on.
Never give a sucker an even break.
There are none so blind as those, that will not see.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
There is honour among thieves.
Failing to plan, is planning to fail.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
A thing begun is half done.
Time and tide wait for no one.
What goes up must come down.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Any port in a storm.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
Good things come in small packages.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Knowledge is power.
Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Wonders will never cease.
There's no place like home.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty.
Time flies.
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
Many hands make light work.
Don't cast pearls before swine.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Children and fools tell the truth.
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
There's a time and a place for everything.
Shrouds have no pockets.
Life is what you make it.
Let bygones be bygones.
The Devil makes work for idle hands.
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Tomorrow is another day.
Love makes the world go round.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
There is one law for the rich and another law for the poor.
Like father, like son.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Easy come, easy go.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Good talk saves the food.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
You can't get blood out of a stone.
Haste makes waste.
The bigger, the better.
An army marches on its stomach.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Attack is the best form of defence.
Seize the day.
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
All's fair in love and war.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Give the Devil his due.
Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
Distance lends enchantment to the view.
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.
There's no smoke without fire.
It ain't over, till it's over.
Let the dead bury the dead.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
All's well that ends well.
Practice makes perfect.
Forewarned is forearmed.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
What goes around comes around.
In the midst of life we are in death.
Money is the root of all evil.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Clothes do not make the man.
Blood is thicker than water.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
Beggars can't be choosers.
More haste, less speed.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
A watched pot never boils.
Laughter is the best medicine.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Practice what you preach.
Enough is enough.
Don't mix business with pleasure.
There is no accounting for tastes.
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.
A word to the wise is enough.
Live and learn.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.
There's an exception to every rule.
It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Seek and you shall find.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Make haste slowly.
Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Out of sight, out of mind.
A picture paints a thousand words.
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
Let the buyer beware.
Pearls of wisdom.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
One hand washes the other.
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Every stick has two ends.
The more the merrier.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
There's no fool like an old fool.
If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
Don't get mad, get even.
All that glitters is not gold.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas.
You can have too much of a good thing.
It's never too late to mend.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
The early bird gets the worm.
Softly, softly, catchee monkey.
He who hesitates is lost.
Honesty is the best policy.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
Only the good die young.
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
Seeing is believing.
Actions speak louder than words.
Life's not all beer and skittles.
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
Half a loaf is better than none.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
There are two sides to every question.
All you need is love.
Better safe than sorry.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
Share and share alike.
Into every life a little rain must fall.
You are what you eat.
Only fools and horses work.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king.
Get out while the getting is good.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
To live by the sword is to die by the sword.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
Forgive and forget.
Money talks.
Once bitten, twice shy.
A good man is hard to find.
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