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Two is company, but three's a crowd.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

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

Honesty is the best policy.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

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

Home is where the heart is.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Only the good die young.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Shrouds have no pockets.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

Ashes to ashes; dust to dust.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

All roads lead to Rome.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

Accidents will happen.

Many hands make light work.

Enough is as good as a feast.

Like father, like son.

Forewarned is forearmed.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Don't upset the apple-cart.

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

Never go to bed on an argument.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

The bottom line is the bottom line.

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

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

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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

You can have too much of a good thing.

There's safety in numbers.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

You win some, you lose some.

Give the Devil his due.

The Devil looks after his own.

Don't change horses in midstream.

Don't cast pearls before swine.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Faith will move mountains.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Make hay while the sun shines.

What goes up must come down.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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

Small things amuse small minds.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Christmas comes but once a year.

All you need is love.

Manners maketh the man.

Moderation in all things.

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

Less said, soon mended.

A fish always rots from the head.

Handsome is as handsome does.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Nothing new under the sun.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Silence is golden.

You are what you eat.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Curiosity killed the cat.

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

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

You can't get blood out of a stone.

Even a worm will turn.

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

All's fair in love and war.

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

All's well that ends well.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

A golden key can open any door.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Children should be seen and not heard.

The best is the enemy of the good.

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

For everything there is a season.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Live and learn.

The exception which proves the rule.

What goes around comes around.

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

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Time flies.

Hide in plain sight.

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

Cold hands, warm heart.

There's an exception to every rule.

Any port in a storm.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey.

A dog is a man's best friend.

All the world loves a lover.

Make haste slowly.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

The pen is mightier than sword.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Seeing is believing.

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

Time is a great healer.

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

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

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

Don't rock the boat.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Nine tailors make a man.

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

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Man does not live by bread alone.

Blood is thicker than water.

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.

Marriages are made in heaven.

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

What can't be cured must be endured.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Haste makes waste.

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

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

While there is life, there is hope.

An army marches on its stomach.

Practice what you preach.

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

Worrying never did anyone any good.

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

You reap what you sow.

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Appearances can be deceptive.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

There are two sides to every question.

Time will tell.

Ignorance is bliss.

Keep your chin up.

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

East is east, and west is west.

History repeats itself.

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

Good things come in small packages.

Never tell tales out of school.

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

Make love not war.

To the victor go the spoils.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

Good things come to those who wait.

Get out while the getting is good.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

There's no time like the present.

Crime doesn't pay.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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

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

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

Wonders will never cease.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Horses for courses.

No news is good news.

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

The age of miracles is past.

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

Laughter is the best medicine.

To every thing there is a season.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Possession is nine points of the law.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Good fences make good neighbours.

First things first.

Knowledge is power.

Nothing succeeds like success.

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

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

Seek and you shall find.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

Life begins at forty.

It's the singer not the song.

Tomorrow is another day.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

A picture paints a thousand words.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

The customer is always right.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

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

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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

Dead men tell no tales.

There's one born every minute.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

It's better to give than to receive.

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

Fish and guests smell after three days.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The truth will out.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

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

It goes without saying.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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

A cat may look at a king.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

You are never too old to learn.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

All good things come to those that wait.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

First come, first served.

Learn to walk before you run.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

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

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Each to their own.

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

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

Fortune favours the brave.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

Beat swords into ploughshares.

A cat has nine lives.

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

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Love is blind.

Seize the day.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

It never rains but it pours.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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

Discretion is the better part of valour.

No rest for the wicked.

All things must pass.

Two heads are better than one.

Share and share alike.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

All that glitters is not gold.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

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

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

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

Let bygones be bygones.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

The bread always falls buttered side down.

Patience is a virtue.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

Easy come, easy go.

Business before pleasure.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Fight fire with fire.

The leopard does not change his spots.

Big fish eat little fish.

Once a thief, always a thief.

A watched pot never boils.

Silence construes consent.

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

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

It's best to be on the safe side.

Bad news travels fast.

Waste not, want not.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Walls have ears.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Misery loves company.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

Keep your powder dry.

One good deed deserves another.

No man is an island.

All good things must come to an end.

You can't win them all.

You can't make bricks without straw.

Tomorrow never comes.

East, west, home's best.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

There's no place like home.

A leopard can't change its spots.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

Beware the Ides of March.

Revenge is sweet.

Cheats never prosper.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

Physician, heal thyself.

All publicity is good publicity.

No man can serve two masters.

An man's home is his castle.

Pride comes before a fall.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The Devil has all the best tunes.

Attack is the best form of defence.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

There is honour among thieves.

Love will find a way.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Still waters run deep.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

A bad penny always turns up.

Better safe than sorry.

Speak as you find.

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

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

Never give a sucker an even break.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

No pain, no gain.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Quid pro quo.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Money talks.

Time is money.

A house is not a home.

Hope springs eternal.

The more the merrier.

Third time lucky.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

The early bird gets the worm.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Let the dead bury the dead.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A person is known by the company they keep.

Better late than never.

Love makes the world go round.

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

Do as I say, not as I do.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Go the extra mile.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

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

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

The Devil is in the details.

There's no smoke without fire.

You can't always get what you want.

Money makes the world go round.

You can't take it with you.

Only fools and horses work.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Charity begins at home.

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

Talk is cheap.

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

Every dog has its day.

Pearls of wisdom.

A man is known by his friends.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A stitch in time saves nine.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

A word to the wise is enough.

Once bitten, twice shy.

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

Fight the good fight.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

It's never too late to mend.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Less is more.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Look before you leap.

Don't throw good money after bad.

The Devil makes work for idle hands.

Money doesn't grow on trees.

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

There's a time and a place for everything.

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

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

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

Count your blessings.

The bigger, the better.

The best defence is a good offence.

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

A good man is hard to find.

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

The best-laid plans go astray.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

Love of money is the root of all evil.

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

Another day, another dollar.

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

Great minds think alike.

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

Stupid is as stupid does.

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

Clothes do not make the man.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Put your best foot forward.

If you can't be good, be careful.

Half a loaf is better than none.

More haste, less speed.

Time and tide wait for no one.

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

Every stick has two ends.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Forgive and forget.

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

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Paddle your own canoe.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Every picture tells a story.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Money isn't everything.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

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

Opposites attract.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Let the buyer beware.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

There but for the grace of God, go I.

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

Truth will out.

Life is what you make it.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Live and let live.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Let well alone.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Variety is the spice of life.

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