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1. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link -
2. A change is as good as a rest -
3. A fool and his money are soon parted -
4. A friend in need is a friend indeed -
5. A good beginning makes a good ending -
6. A good man is hard to find -
7. A house divided against itself cannot stand -
8. A house is not a home -
9. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step -
10. A leopard cannot change its spots -
11. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing -
12. A little of what you fancy does you good -
13. A miss is as good as a mile -
14. A new broom sweeps clean -
15. A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse -
16. A penny saved is a penny earned -
17. A person is known by the company he keeps -
18. A picture paints a thousand words -
19. A place for everything and everything in its place-
20. A problem shared is a problem halved-
21. A prophet is not recognized in his own land -
22. A rolling stone gathers no moss -
23. A stitch in time saves nine -
24. A thing of beauty is a joy forever -
25. A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men-
26. A watched pot never boils -
27. A woman's place is in the home-
28. A woman's work is never done-
29. Absolute power corrupts absolutely -
30. Actions speak louder than words -
31. All good things come to he who waits -
32. All that glisters is not gold -
33. All the world loves a lover -
34. All things must pass -
35. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy-
36. All you need is love -
37. All's fair in love and war -
38. An Englishman's home is his castle -
39. An apple a day keeps the doctor away-
40. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure-
41. As you sow so shall you reap-
42. Ask no questions and hear no lies -
43. Attack is the best form of defense -
44. Barking dogs seldom bite -
45. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder -
46. Beauty is only skin deep-
47. Beggars can't be choosers-
48. Behind every great man there's a great woman -
49. Better late than never -
50. Better safe than sorry -
51. Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't -
52. Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
53. Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt -
54. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts -
55. Birds of a feather flock together -
56. Blood is thicker than water-
57. Boys will be boys -
58. Charity begins at home-
59. Cleanliness is next to godliness-
60. Cold hands, warm heart-
61. Comparisons are odious -
62. Count your blessings -
63. Cut your coat to suit your cloth-
64. Discretion is the better part of valor -
65. Do as you would be done by -
66. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you -
67. Don't bite the hand that feeds you -
68. Don't burn your bridges behind you -
69. Don't change horses in midstream -
70. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched -
71. Don't cross the bridge till you come to it -
72. Don't keep a dog and bark yourself -
73. Don't let the bastards grind you down -
74. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth -
75. Don't put all your eggs in one basket -
76. Don't put new wine into old bottles -
77. Don't rock the boat-
78. Don't spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar -
79. Don't try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs -
80. Don't try to walk before you can crawl -
81. Don't upset the apple-cart -
82. Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom -
83. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise -
84. Easy come, easy go-
85. Empty vessels make the most noise -
86. Enough is as good as a feast -
87. Enough is enough-
88. Every dark cloud has a silver lining-
89. Every dog has his day-
90. Every man has his price -
91. Every stick has two ends -
92. Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die -
93. Failing to plan is planning to fail -
94. Faint heart never won fair lady -
95. Faith will move mountains -
96. Familiarity breeds contempt-
97. Finders keepers, losers weepers-
98. First things first-
99. Fish and guests smell after three days -
100. Flattery will get you nowhere -
101. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread -
102. Forewarned is forearmed -
103. Fortune favors the brave -
104. God helps those who help themselves -
105. Good fences make good neighbors -
106. Good talk saves the food -
107. Good things come to those who wait -
108. Great minds think alike-
109. Half a loaf is better than no bread -
110. Handsome is as handsome does -
111. Hard work never did anyone any harm -
112. Haste makes waste -
113. He who hesitates is lost -
114. He who laughs last laughs longest -
115. He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword -
116. He who pays the piper calls the tune -
117. Hindsight is always twenty-twenty-
118. History repeats itself -
119. Home is where the heart is -
120. If God had meant us to fly he'd have given us wings -
121. If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well -
122. If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again -
123. If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers -
124. If life deals you lemons, make lemonade -
125. If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain -
126. If wishes were horses beggars would ride -
127. If you can't be good, be careful -
128. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em
129. If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen -
130. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery -
131. In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king -
132. In the midst of life we are in death -
133. Into every life a little rain must fall -
134. It goes without saying -
135. It never rains but it pours -
136. It takes a thief to catch a thief -
137. It takes one to know one -
138. It's all grist to the mill -
139. It's an ill wind that blows no one any good -
140. It's better to give than to receive -
141. It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all -
142. It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness -
143. It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive -
144. It's never too late -
145. It's no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted -
146. It's not worth crying over spilt milk -
147. It's the early bird that gets the worm -
148. It's the empty can that makes the most noise -
149. It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease-
150. Jack of all trades, master of none -
151. Keep your chin up -
152. Keep your powder dry -
153. Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and, you weep alone -
154. Laughter is the best medicine -
155. Let bygones be bygones -
156. Let not the sun go down on your wrath -
157. Let sleeping dogs lie -
158. Let the punishment fit the crime -
159. Life begins at forty -
160. Life is what you make it -
161. Life's not all beer and skittles -
162. Lightening never strikes twice in the same place -
163. Like father, like son -
164. Little pitchers have big ears -
165. Live for today for tomorrow never comes -
166. Look before you leap-
167. Love is blind-
168. Man does not live by bread alone -
169. Marry in haste, repent at leisure -
170. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow -
171. Misery loves company -
172. Money doesn't grow on trees -
173. Money makes the world go round-
174. Money talks -
175. More haste, less speed -
176. Music has charms to soothe the savage breast -
177. Nature abhors a vacuum-
178. Necessity is the mother of invention-
179. Never judge a book by its cover -
180. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today -
181. No man is an island -
182. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent -
183. No rest for the wicked-
184. Nothing is certain but death and taxes-
185. Oil and water don't mix-
186. Old soldiers never die, they just fade away -
187. One good turn deserves another -
188. Only fools and horses work -
189. Opportunity only knocks once -
190. Out of sight, out of mind -
191. Pearls of wisdom -
192. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones -
193. Possession is nine tenths of the law -
194. Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely -
195. Practice makes perfect -
196. Pride comes before a fall -
197. Procrastination is the thief of time -
198. Put your best foot forward -
199. Red sky at night shepherds delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds warning -
200. Revenge is a dish best served cold -
201. Rome wasn't built in a day -
202. Spare the rod and spoil the child -
203. Speak softly and carry a big stick -
204. Still waters run deep-
205. Stupid is as stupid does -
206. Talk is cheap -
207. That which does not kill us makes us stronger -
208. The Devil finds work for idle hands to do -
209. The best defense is a good offence -
210. The boy is father to the man -
211. The cobbler always wears the worst shoes -
212. The darkest hour is just before the dawn -
213. The early bird catches the worm -
214. The ends justify the means -
215. The exception which proves the rule-
216. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world -
217. The longest journey starts with a single step -
218. The more things change, the more they stay the same -
219. The pen is mightier than sword -
220. The proof of the pudding is in the eating -
221. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach -
222. There are none so blind as those, that will not see-
223. There but for the grace of God go I -
224. There's always more fish in the sea -
225. There's many a slip twixt cup and lip -
226. There's more than one way to skin a cat -
227. There's no fool like an old fool -
228. There's no place like home -
229. There's no smoke without fire -
230. There's no such thing as a free lunch -
231. There's no such thing as bad publicity -
232. There's no time like the present-
233. There's none so deaf as they that will not hear -
234. There's one born every minute -
235. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it
236. Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas -
237. Time and tide wait for no man -
238. Time is a great healer -
239. To err is human, to forgive divine -
240. To the victor go the spoils -
241. To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive -
242. Tomorrow never comes -
243. Too many cooks spoil the broth -
244. Truth is stranger than fiction -
245. Two heads are better then one -
246. Two wrongs don't make a right -
247. Walk softly but carry a big stick -
248. Waste not want not -
249. When the cat's away the mice will play -
250. Where there's a will there's a way -
251. Worrying never did anyone any good -
252. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink -
253. You can't get blood out of a stone -
254. You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear -
255. You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs -
256. You can't make bricks without straw -
257. You can't teach an old dog new tricks -
258. You can't tell a book by looking at its cover -
259. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar -
260. Youth is wasted on the young -