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Another day, another dollar.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Variety is the spice of life.

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

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

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

No pain, no gain.

Paddle your own canoe.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A good man is hard to find.

Cheats never prosper.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

Tomorrow is another day.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Live and let live.

Pearls of wisdom.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

God helps those who help themselves.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Horses for courses.

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

No man can serve two masters.

It's best to be on the safe side.

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

The apple never falls far from the tree.

You are never too old to learn.

Virtue is its own reward.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Big fish eat little fish.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Share and share alike.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Money is the root of all evil.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

An man's home is his castle.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

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

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Dead men tell no tales.

Do as I say, not as I do.

It never rains but it pours.

The best defence is a good offence.

Physician, heal thyself.

Haste makes waste.

All good things come to those that wait.

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

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

Attack is the best form of defence.

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

Everyone has their price.

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Opposites attract.

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

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

Life is what you make it.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Might is right.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

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

Once a thief, always a thief.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Business before pleasure.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Love is blind.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Clothes do not make the man.

The age of miracles is past.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Make haste slowly.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Never speak ill of the dead.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

No rest for the wicked.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

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

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A bad penny always turns up.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Money talks.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Actions speak louder than words.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

All roads lead to Rome.

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

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

History repeats itself.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Live and learn.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

You can't win them all.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

The end justifies the means.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Bad money drives out good.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

When one door shuts, another opens.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Less is more.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

East, west, home's best.

Good things come to those who wait.

Talk is cheap.

No man is an island.

The truth will out.

Go the extra mile.

Slow but sure.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Little pitchers have big ears.

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

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

Walls have ears.

Seek and you shall find.

Misery loves company.

Money makes the world go round.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Speak as you find.

Good fences make good neighbours.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

It goes without saying.

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

Patience is a virtue.

Truth will out.

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

Appearances can be deceptive.

Count your blessings.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Grief divided is made lighter.

There are two sides to every question.

Wonders will never cease.

Practice what you preach.

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

Any port in a storm.

Waste not, want not.

Every picture tells a story.

Easy come, easy go.

Different strokes for different folks.

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

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

Birds of a feather flock together.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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

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

The exception which proves the rule.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Cold hands, warm heart.

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

Time will tell.

While there is life, there is hope.

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

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

One swallow does not a summer make.

The bigger, the better.

The best things in life are free.

Small things amuse small minds.

Let the buyer beware.

One hand washes the other.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Needs must when the devil drives.

He who hesitates is lost.

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

Handsome is as handsome does.

Nine tailors make a man.

There's no smoke without fire.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

To every thing there is a season.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Great minds think alike.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

For everything there is a season.

Learn to walk before you run.

There's safety in numbers.

The early bird gets the worm.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

There's no place like home.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

It takes one to know one.

Accidents will happen.

Each to their own.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Every dog has its day.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Many hands make light work.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

A dog is a man's best friend.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Manners maketh the man.

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

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

Beware the Ides of March.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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

It's better to give than to receive.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Never tell tales out of school.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Give credit where credit is due.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

You win some, you lose some.

Make love not war.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A fish always rots from the head.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A word to the wise is enough.

Keep your powder dry.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

More haste, less speed.

Pride comes before a fall.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

First things first.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Time flies.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Good talk saves the food.

Forewarned is forearmed.

All the world loves a lover.

Silence construes consent.

A man is known by his friends.

Faith will move mountains.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

Knowledge is power.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

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

A stitch in time saves nine.

Ignorance is bliss.

Let bygones be bygones.

An army marches on its stomach.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Charity begins at home.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Seize the day.

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

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Don't get mad, get even.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

East is east, and west is west.

You can't always get what you want.

It's the singer not the song.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Love makes the world go round.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

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

One good deed deserves another.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

What goes around comes around.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Money isn't everything.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Two heads are better than one.

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

The more the merrier.

Time is money.

All's fair in love and war.

Beggars can't be choosers.

It's all grist to the mill.

Put your best foot forward.

Enough is enough.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

A golden key can open any door.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

There's one born every minute.

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

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Practice makes perfect.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

The Devil looks after his own.

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

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Better late than never.

A cat may look at a king.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

You can't take it with you.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Better safe than sorry.

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

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Fight the good fight.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Bad news travels fast.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Like father, like son.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

First come, first served.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Give the Devil his due.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Let well alone.

A thing begun is half done.

Love will find a way.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Oil and water don't mix.

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

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Nothing new under the sun.

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

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

The leopard does not change his spots.

The wages of sin is death.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

A cat has nine lives.

What goes up must come down.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Fight fire with fire.

Home is where the heart is.

Tomorrow never comes.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Life begins at forty.

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

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

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

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Half a loaf is better than none.

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

Youth is wasted on the young.

Only fools and horses work.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

You can have too much of a good thing.

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

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

If you can't be good, be careful.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

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

You can't judge a book by its cover.

All publicity is good publicity.

Don't rock the boat.

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

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

Blood is thicker than water.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

There's an exception to every rule.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

There's no time like the present.

No news is good news.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

Crime doesn't pay.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Forgive and forget.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Look before you leap.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Seeing is believing.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Possession is nine points of the law.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

It takes two to tango.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Moderation in all things.

Children should be seen and not heard.

There is no accounting for tastes.

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

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

You are what you eat.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

All's well that ends well.

Keep your chin up.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Even a worm will turn.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Money is the root of all evil.

Still waters run deep.

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

Time is a great healer.

To every thing there is a season.

Silence is golden.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Don't change horses in midstream.

All that glitters is not gold.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

There's no fool like an old fool.

Always put your best foot forward.

Every stick has two ends.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

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