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Money makes the world go round.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Keep your powder dry.

Money is the root of all evil.

Patience is a virtue.

The wages of sin is death.

An army marches on its stomach.

Make hay while the sun shines.

It takes one to know one.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs.

Faith will move mountains.

A man is known by his friends.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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

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

Man does not live by bread alone.

Silence is golden.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

The more the merrier.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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

It's easy to be wise after the event.

Ignorance is bliss.

Get out while the getting is good.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

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

There's no time like the present.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Blood is thicker than water.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Honesty is the best policy.

Enough is enough.

Big fish eat little fish.

The end justifies the means.

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

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

No rest for the wicked.

Speak as you find.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Time is a great healer.

The truth will out.

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

Oil and water don't mix.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Better late than never.

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Put your best foot forward.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

The pen is mightier than sword.

Home is where the heart is.

All roads lead to Rome.

The customer is always right.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

You reap what you sow.

Manners maketh the man.

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

East, west, home's best.

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

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

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Crime doesn't pay.

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

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Christmas comes but once a year.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

Don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

A dog is a man's best friend.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Pearls of wisdom.

Make love not war.

You can't always get what you want.

Little pitchers have big ears.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Many hands make light work.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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

If you play with fire, you will get burnt.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Don't change horses in midstream.

Live for today, for tomorrow never comes.

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Live and learn.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

To the victor go the spoils.

It's always darkest just before the dawn.

Tomorrow never comes.

Walls have ears.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The best things in life are free.

Every stick has two ends.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

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

The best defence is a good offence.

Money isn't everything.

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

Know which side your bread is buttered.

It never rains but it pours.

All's fair in love and war.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

To err is human; to forgive divine.

Children and fools tell the truth.

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

Don't shoot the messenger.

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

First things first.

Great oaks from little acorns grow.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Love thy neighbour as thyself.

The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

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

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

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

There's safety in numbers.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

All good things must come to an end.

Good things come in small packages.

You win some, you lose some.

All that glitters is not gold.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Every dog has its day.

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Discretion is the better part of valour.

All things must pass.

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast.

More haste, less speed.

All the world loves a lover.

Bad money drives out good.

It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

Variety is the spice of life.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

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

There is honour among thieves.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

In the midst of life we are in death.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

There's a time and a place for everything.

Silence construes consent.

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

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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

Different strokes for different folks.

Two heads are better than one.

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

Half a loaf is better than none.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

East is east, and west is west.

A prophet is not recognized in his own land.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Blue are the hills that are far away.

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

A person is known by the company they keep.

You are never too old to learn.

Each to their own.

A word to the wise is enough.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Don't put new wine into old bottles.

Actions speak louder than words.

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

Paddle your own canoe.

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

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

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

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

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Charity begins at home.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Forgive and forget.

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

Don't throw good money after bad.

No man can serve two masters.

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

Once bitten, twice shy.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

No news is good news.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Out of sight, out of mind.

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

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

Don't cast pearls before swine.

Might is right.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Dead men tell no tales.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

You can't make bricks without straw.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

Persuasion is better than force.

Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Work expands so as to fill the time available.

Bad news travels fast.

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

There's no such thing as bad publicity.

There are two sides to every question.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

It's the singer not the song.

Shrouds have no pockets.

A cat has nine lives.

Don't rock the boat.

Watch the doughnut, not the hole.

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

Third time lucky.

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

Beggars can't be choosers.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Horses for courses.

It's better to give than to receive.

Make haste slowly.

Many are called, but few are chosen.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Wonders will never cease.

Seeing is believing.

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

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

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

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

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

A miss is as good as a mile.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

April showers bring forth May flowers.

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

The Devil has all the best tunes.

There's one born every minute.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

You can't win them all.

Hide in plain sight.

A poor worker blames the tools.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Slow but sure.

Beware the Ides of March.

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

No man is an island.

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men.

There's an exception to every rule.

Needs must when the devil drives.

Do as I say, not as I do.

It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Life begins at forty.

Quid pro quo.

A golden key can open any door.

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

Another day, another dollar.

Cheats never prosper.

The bigger, the better.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

What goes up must come down.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.

History repeats itself.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Cold hands, warm heart.

You are what you eat.

Knowledge is power.

Nothing new under the sun.

He who hesitates is lost.

Appearances can be deceptive.

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

For everything there is a season.

Seize the day.

Bread always falls buttered side down.

First come, first served.

Life is what you make it.

Time flies.

Misery loves company.

Give the Devil his due.

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

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

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

The Devil looks after his own.

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

You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.

All publicity is good publicity.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

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

Money doesn't grow on trees.

Only fools and horses work.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Every picture tells a story.

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

Better safe than sorry.

Share and share alike.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.

When in Rome, do as Romans do.

To every thing there is a season.

Everyone is the architect of their own destiny.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

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

Love will find a way.

There's no smoke without fire.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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

Even a worm will turn.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Only the good die young.

What can't be cured must be endured.

A bad penny always turns up.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

Time will tell.

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

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

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

Let the dead bury the dead.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Children should be seen and not heard.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Less said, soon mended.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

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

Everyone has their price.

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Always put your best foot forward.

You can't get blood out of a stone.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Keep your chin up.

Give credit where credit is due.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail.

A good man is hard to find.

All you need is love.

Let bygones be bygones.

The show must go on.

Life's not all beer and skittles.

Grief divided is made lighter.

Don't get mad, get even.

You can't take it with you.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Less is more.

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

It takes a thief to catch a thief .

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

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Haste makes waste.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Live and let live.

Look before you leap.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Never speak ill of the dead.

An man's home is his castle.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet.

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

A fish always rots from the head.

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

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

The bread always falls buttered side down.

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

Practice what you preach.

Tomorrow is another day.

Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Empty bags cannot stand upright.

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

Time and tide wait for no one.

Like father, like son.

All good things come to those that wait.

A house is not a home.

The early bird gets the worm.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Talk is cheap.

Forewarned is forearmed.

There's no fool like an old fool.

It goes without saying.

He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Who pays the piper, calls the tune.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

While there is life, there is hope.

Love makes the world go round.

Good things come to those who wait.

When one door shuts, another opens.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themself.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Tell the truth and shame the Devil.

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

Cross the stream where it is shallowest.

Fortune favours the brave.

Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.

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

Fair exchange is no robbery.

Feed a cold and starve a fever.

Let not the sun go down on your wrath.

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

One hand washes the other.

What goes around comes around.

One good deed deserves another.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

There's no place like home.

First impressions are the most lasting.

Time is money.

It's best to be on the safe side.

Once a thief, always a thief.

It's never too late to mend.

Moderation in all things.

Revenge is sweet.

Fight fire with fire.

Worrying never did anyone any good.

Any port in a storm.

Good talk saves the food.

Let well alone.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

The age of miracles is past.

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

It takes two to tango.

Truth will out.

God helps those who help themselves.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Don't blow your own trumpet.

Accidents will happen.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Beat swords into ploughshares.

Adversity and loss make a man wise.

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

Virtue is its own reward.

Marriages are made in heaven.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

It's all grist to the mill.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Small things amuse small minds.

The bottom line is the bottom line.

Seek and you shall find.

Count your blessings.

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

Hindsight is twenty-twenty.

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

Don't mix business with pleasure.

Never go to bed on an argument.

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

A picture paints a thousand words.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Physician, heal thyself.

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

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

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

Practice makes perfect.

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

Hope springs eternal.

Possession is nine points of the law.

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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

Attack is the best form of defence.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Money talks.

Don't leave your manners on the doorstep.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

Good fences make good neighbours.

One year's seeding makes seven years weeding.

Between two stools one falls to the ground.

As you sow, so you shall reap.

Charity begins at home.

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

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