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Forgive and forget.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

To the victor go the spoils.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Opposites attract.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

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

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

There's no place like home.

Revenge is sweet.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

No rest for the wicked.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Accidents will happen.

The early bird gets the worm.

Keep your powder dry.

There's an exception to every rule.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Virtue is its own reward.

It takes two to tango.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Children should be seen and not heard.

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

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

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

You can't always get what you want.

Hide in plain sight.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Home is where the heart is.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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

It takes all sorts to make a world.

A cat may look at a king.

The exception which proves the rule.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Every dog has its day.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Good fences make good neighbours.

The Devil looks after his own.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

The best is the enemy of the good.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Beauty is only skin deep.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

You can't take it with you.

Pearls of wisdom.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Always put your best foot forward.

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

Share and share alike.

Go the extra mile.

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

Still waters run deep.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

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

Charity begins at home.

While there is life, there is hope.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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

Get out while the getting is good.

Bad news travels fast.

There is honour among thieves.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A miss is as good as a mile.

There's no smoke without fire.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

More haste, less speed.

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

Two heads are better than one.

No pain, no gain.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

No news is good news.

Big fish eat little fish.

Cheats never prosper.

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

Money is the root of all evil.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

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

Look before you leap.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

No man can serve two masters.

A watched pot never boils.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

It's the singer not the song.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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

There's one born every minute.

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

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

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

It's all grist to the mill.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

A man is known by his friends.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Handsome is as handsome does.

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

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

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Misery loves company.

Money talks.

Any port in a storm.

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

Slow but sure.

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

Two wrongs don't make a right.

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

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Business before pleasure.

Learn to walk before you run.

East is east, and west is west.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Two is company, but three's a crowd.

A thing begun is half done.

Life is what you make it.

Let well alone.

Better late than never.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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

An man's home is his castle.

Horses for courses.

Possession is nine points of the law.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Faith will move mountains.

Let the buyer beware.

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

Great minds think alike.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Walls have ears.

Might is right.

The best defence is a good offence.

Slow and steady wins the race.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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

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

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Money makes the world go round.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

It takes one to know one.

Practice makes perfect.

The more the merrier.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

You are what you eat.

Never give a sucker an even break.

A good man is hard to find.

The customer is always right.

Seize the day.

Love makes the world go round.

Honesty is the best policy.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

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

Waste not, want not.

There are two sides to every question.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Birds of a feather flock together.

There's no time like the present.

Never go to bed on an argument.

The bigger, the better.

Oil and water don't mix.

A picture paints a thousand words.

Every stick has two ends.

The end justifies the means.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Blood is thicker than water.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

You can't win them all.

Different strokes for different folks.

Silence construes consent.

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

The best-laid plans go astray.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Manners maketh the man.

Appearances can be deceptive.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Seek and you shall find.

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

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Only fools and horses work.

Don't rock the boat.

All roads lead to Rome.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

One swallow does not a summer make.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Fight the good fight.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

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

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

Quid pro quo.

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

Good things come in small packages.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It's never too late to mend.

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

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

All you need is love.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

One hand washes the other.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

A house is not a home.

Let bygones be bygones.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

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

A word to the wise is enough.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Fortune favours the brave.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Wonders will never cease.

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

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

All the world loves a lover.

All's fair in love and war.

Ignorance is bliss.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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

Count your blessings.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Make love not war.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Never tell tales out of school.

East, west, home's best.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Crime doesn't pay.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

All's well that ends well.

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

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

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Good talk saves the food.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Everyone has their price.

Make haste slowly.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Physician, heal thyself.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Practice what you preach.

The show must go on.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

A poor worker blames the tools.

All publicity is good publicity.

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

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

All that glitters is not gold.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

You win some, you lose some.

First come, first served.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Seeing is believing.

Like father, like son.

He who hesitates is lost.

A leopard can't change its spots.

First impressions are the most lasting.

An army marches on its stomach.

It never rains but it pours.

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

Another day, another dollar.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

The truth will out.

Attack is the best form of defence.

It goes without saying.

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

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Give the Devil his due.

All good things come to those that wait.

To every thing there is a season.

Every picture tells a story.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Live and learn.

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

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Love is blind.

The best things in life are free.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Knowledge is power.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Keep your chin up.

Less said, soon mended.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

For everything there is a season.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

You reap what you sow.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Tomorrow never comes.

Bad money drives out good.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

Pride comes before a fall.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Love will find a way.

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

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

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

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

Money isn't everything.

If you can't be good, be careful.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Moderation in all things.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Silence is golden.

What goes up must come down.

It's better to give than to receive.

Strike while the iron is hot.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Don't get mad, get even.

Easy come, easy go.

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

Less is more.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

The Devil is in the details.

Truth will out.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

God helps those who help themselves.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Nine tailors make a man.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

History repeats itself.

A man is known by his friends.

A bad penny always turns up.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

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

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

A cat has nine lives.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Time is money.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

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

Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

All things must pass.

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

Grief divided is made lighter.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Enough is enough.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Third time lucky.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Dead men tell no tales.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

A fish always rots from the head.

First things first.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

You are never too old to learn.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Each to their own.

Variety is the spice of life.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Christmas comes but once a year.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Many hands make light work.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Time flies.

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

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

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

Only the good die young.

Give credit where credit is due.

The age of miracles is past.

It's best to be on the safe side.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

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

Little pitchers have big ears.

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