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Money talks.

Give credit where credit is due.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

It's never too late to mend.

One swallow does not a summer make.

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

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Third time lucky.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Look before you leap.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Cheats never prosper.

A watched pot never boils.

Speak as you find.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Strike while the iron is hot.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Live and learn.

What goes around comes around.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Honesty is the best policy.

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

If you build it, they will come.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Hide in plain sight.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Nothing succeeds like success.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

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

For everything there is a season.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

You win some, you lose some.

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

All things must pass.

Moderation in all things.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Revenge is sweet.

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

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

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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

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

Big fish eat little fish.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Seize the day.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

When one door shuts, another opens.

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

No news is good news.

Make love not war.

Every dog has its day.

The Devil looks after his own.

A leopard can't change its spots.

All's well that ends well.

Everyone has their price.

Children and fools tell the truth.

All the world loves a lover.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Get out while the getting is good.

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

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

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

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

There's one born every minute.

It takes two to tango.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Wonders will never cease.

Never speak ill of the dead.

One hand washes the other.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Slow but sure.

Keep your chin up.

A word to the wise is enough.

The bigger, the better.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

All's fair in love and war.

Money isn't everything.

Marriages are made in heaven.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Less said, soon mended.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

While there is life, there is hope.

Dead men tell no tales.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Only the good die young.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Seek and you shall find.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

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

Shrouds have no pockets.

East, west, home's best.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

It never rains but it pours.

Less is more.

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Half a loaf is better than none.

Only fools and horses work.

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

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

Good things come in small packages.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

It's all grist to the mill.

Every stick has two ends.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Knowledge is power.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Fight the good fight.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

Curiosity killed the cat.

The pen is mightier than sword.

No pain, no gain.

It goes without saying.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

The best defence is a good offence.

You can have too much of a good thing.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Enough is enough.

The truth will out.

To every thing there is a season.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

The best is the enemy of the good.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Still waters run deep.

Clothes do not make the man.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

An man's home is his castle.

Tomorrow is another day.

What goes up must come down.

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

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Walls have ears.

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

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Man does not live by bread alone.

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

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

Make haste slowly.

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

Always put your best foot forward.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

A man is known by his friends.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Love will find a way.

Accidents will happen.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

You are what you eat.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

An army marches on its stomach.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

East is east, and west is west.

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

There's an exception to every rule.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Better late than never.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Business before pleasure.

The more the merrier.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Better safe than sorry.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

Silence construes consent.

Enough is as good as a feast.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

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

Each to their own.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Different strokes for different folks.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

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

All that glitters is not gold.

Count your blessings.

A picture paints a thousand words.

You can't always get what you want.

Good things come to those who wait.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Tomorrow never comes.

Give the Devil his due.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

Make hay while the sun shines.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

It's the singer not the song.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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

The customer is always right.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The best things in life are free.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

All publicity is good publicity.

Life begins at forty.

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

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

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

No rest for the wicked.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The age of miracles is past.

More haste, less speed.

Handsome is as handsome does.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Seeing is believing.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Fight fire with fire.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Patience is a virtue.

There are two sides to every question.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Any port in a storm.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Don't change horses in midstream.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Easy come, easy go.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Bad news travels fast.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

Crime doesn't pay.

To the victor go the spoils.

Great minds think alike.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

No man can serve two masters.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Time flies.

Love is blind.

There's safety in numbers.

Physician, heal thyself.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

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

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Virtue is its own reward.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

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

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Time is money.

Possession is nine points of the law.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

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

First impressions are the most lasting.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Haste makes waste.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

The Devil is in the details.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Put your best foot forward.

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

Another day, another dollar.

There's no time like the present.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Talk is cheap.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Time is a great healer.

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

Every picture tells a story.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Don't rock the boat.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

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

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

You are never too old to learn.

You can't take it with you.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Pride comes before a fall.

A thing begun is half done.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Home is where the heart is.

Money makes the world go round.

A golden key can open any door.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

You can't win them all.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Don't throw good money after bad.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Variety is the spice of life.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

The end justifies the means.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

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

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

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

Let well alone.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

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

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

Children should be seen and not heard.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Faith will move mountains.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

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

Learn to walk before you run.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

If the cap fits, wear it.

There is honour among thieves.

Live and let live.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

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

There's no place like home.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

The wages of sin is death.

Waste not, want not.

Beauty is only skin deep.

A good man is hard to find.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Opposites attract.

No man is an island.

Forgive and forget.

Money is the root of all evil.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Go the extra mile.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

A house is not a home.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Might is right.

The early bird gets the worm.

Paddle your own canoe.

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

All good things must come to an end.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Bad money drives out good.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Horses for courses.

All good things come to those that wait.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Time will tell.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Practice what you preach.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Misery loves company.

Truth will out.

Quid pro quo.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A cat may look at a king.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

There's no fool like an old fool.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

It's better to give than to receive.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Charity begins at home.

Manners maketh the man.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Keep your powder dry.

Good talk saves the food.

Needs must when the devil drives.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A bad penny always turns up.

Share and share alike.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Beware the Ides of March.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Two heads are better than one.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

You reap what you sow.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

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

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Life is what you make it.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Wonders will never cease.

A cat has nine lives.

Love makes the world go round.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Let the buyer beware.

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