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- A bad workman always blames his tools.
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. (Meaning: A sure thing is better than a gamble for more.)
- A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
- A thief thinks everyone steals.
- A closed mouth catches no flies. (Meaning: One has to try in order to succeed.)
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- Jack of all trades but master of none.
- A loaded wagon makes no noise.
- A penny saved is a penny earned.
- A man is known by the company he keeps.
- A rolling stone gathers no moss.
- A stitch in time saves nine.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- All flowers are not in one garden.
- All's well that ends well.
- All that glitters is not gold.
- All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
- An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
- An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
- April showers bring May flowers. (Meaning: Something seeming bad or boring now brings good things in the future.)
- As you sow, so shall you reap.
- Beggars can't be choosers.
- Better late than never.
- Birds of the same feather flock together. (Meaning: People who are similar to one another tend to stay together.)
- Bitter pills may have blessed effects.
- Bloom where you are planted.
- Born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth.
- Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
- Don't burn your bridges. (Meaning: Do not act in such a way as to leave yourself no alternative or no opportunity to
- "retreat.")
- Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
- Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
- Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
- Don't cross a bridge before you come to it.
- Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- Empty vessels make most noise/sound.
- Every rose has its thorn.
- Failure is the stepping stone to success.
- Falling down does not signify failure but staying there does.
- Fifty percent of something is better than one hundred percent of nothing.
- First come, first served.
- Fortune favours the brave.
- Give and take is fair play.
- Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
- Give credit where credit is due.
- Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.
- Give people a common enemy and hopefully they will work together.
- God cures and the physician takes the fee.
- Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ.
- Give respect, take respect.
- Health is wealth.
- Home is where the heart is.
- It takes both rain and sunshine to make rainbows.
- It is better to die on one's feet than live on one's knees.
- Idle hands are the devil's playthings.
- If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well.
- If God had wanted man to fly, he would have given him wings.
- If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
- If you buy quality, you only cry once.
- If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly.
- If you can't beat them, join them.
- If you want to judge a man's character, give him power.
- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
- In order to get where you want to go, you first have to leave where you are.
- In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
- In the middle of difficulties lie opportunities.
- In one ear and out the other.
- Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
- It's always darkest before the dawn.
- It's not over till it's over.
- It's no use crying over spilt milk.
- It never rains, but it pours.
- It pays to pay attention.
- It takes two to make a quarrel.
- It's a long lane that has no turning.
- It's an ill wind that blows no good.
- It's better to be safe than sorry.
- It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
- It's never too late to mend.
- If you believe that dreams can come true be prepared for the occasional nightmare.
- It is through the small things we do that we learn, not the big things
- Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
- Knowledge is power.
- Justice delayed is justice denied.
- Laughter is the best medicine for them who do not know how to laugh.
- Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
- Learn to walk before you run.
- Leave it alone and it will grow on its own.
- Life is what you make of it.
- Let us go hand in hand, not one before another.
- Like cures like. (Meaning: A person can better help another if they have something in common.)
- Like father like son.
- Live and let live.
- Look before you leap.
- Look on the sunny side of life.
- Make hay while the sun shines.
- Man is truly himself when he's alone.
- Many hands make light work.
- Money cannot buy happiness.
- Money makes the world go around.
- Money can't buy everything.
- Necessity is the mother of invention.
- Never change for the sake of others. There will be no one like you if you change.
- Never judge the book by its cover.
- Never let the right hand know what the left hand is doing.
- Never lie to your doctor.
- Never lie to your lawyer.
- Never say die. (Meaning: Never give up.)
- Never say never.
- No man is content with his lot.
- No man is an island. (Meaning: Everybody needs other people.)
- No money, no justice.
- No pain, no gain.
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
- Nothing exceeds like excess.
- Once bitten, twice shy.
- One man's junk is another man's treasure.
- One man's meat is another man's poison.
- One rotten apple will spoil the whole barrel.
- One scabbed sheep mars the whole flock.
- Only bad drivers cut corners.
- Only losers say "Winning isn't everything."
- Opportunity is waiting; you need but to open the door.
- Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
- Out of sight, out of mind.
- Out of small acorns grow mighty oaks.
- Penny wise, pound foolish.
- People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
- Practice before you preach.
- Practice makes a man perfect.
- Practice doesn’t make a man perfect, but a perfect practice makes a man perfect.
- Prevention is better than cure.
- Rules were meant to be broken.
- Rome wasn't built in a day.
- Someone who gossips to you will gossip about you.
- Simple minds think alike.
- Slow and steady wins the race.
- Smile, and the world smiles with you; cry, and you cry alone.
- Stolen fruit is the sweetest. (Meaning: Forbidden things are the most tempting.)
- Still waters run deep.
- Strike while the iron is hot.
- Success is a journey not a destination.
- Spare the rod, spoil the child. (Meaning: Lack of deserved discipline develops undesired behaviour in a child.)
- The best things come in small packages.
- The best things in life are free.
- The calm before the storm.
- The customer is always right.
- The grass is always greener on the other side.
- The longest mile is the last mile home.
- The pain of the little finger is felt by the entire body.
- The pen is mightier than the sword.
- There are no endings, only new beginnings.
- The teacher has not taught, until the student has learned.
- Time and tide wait for none.
- Tit for tat.
- To burn the candle at both ends.
- To err is human; to forgive, divine.
- To know the road ahead ask those coming back.