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ID	Proverb
3	A friend in need is a friend indeed.
4	A friend is easier lost than found.
5	A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
6	A problem shared is a problem halved.
7	A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand, but touches your heart.
8	False friends are worse than open enemies.
10	Give credit where credit is due.
11	Grief divided is made lighter.
12	Memory is the treasure of the mind.
13	Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
14	Old friends and old wine are best.
15	The best of friends must part.
16	The best things are not bought and sold.
17	There is no better looking-glass than an old friend.
18	To err is human (To forgive divine).
19	Two cannot fall out if one does not choose.
20	A loveless life is a living death.
21	Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
23	Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
24	Before you meet the handsome prince you have to kiss a lot of toads.
25	Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.
26	Cold hands, warm heart.
27	Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
28	Faint heart never won fair lady.
29	First impressions are the most lasting.
30	Hatred is as blind as love.
31	Love and a cough cannot be hid.
32	Love does much but money does all.
33	Love levels all inequalities.
34	Love makes a good eye squint.
35	Love sees no faults.
36	Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
37	Love to live and live to love.
38	Love with life is heaven; and life unloving, hell.
39	Man is the head but woman turns it.
40	Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
41	The course of love never did run smooth.
42	The Lord loveth a cheerful liar.
43	There is a thin line between love and hate.
45	True beauty lies within.
48	A man is known by the company he keeps.
49	A man of straw needs a woman of gold.
50	A wink is as good as a nod, to a blind man.
51	An injury is forgiven better than an injury revenged.
52	Anger and hate hinder good counsel.
53	Appearances are deceptive.
55	Attack is the best form of defense
56	Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
57	Behind every great man stands a strong woman.
58	Blood is thicker than water.
59	Cheerfulness smooths the road of life.
60	Confess and be hanged.
61	Conscience makes cowards of us all.
63	Do as you would be done by.
64	Do unto others as you would have them do to you.
66	He bears misery best that hides it most.
67	He that hurts another, hurts himself.
68	He who wronged you will hate you.
69	Heavy givers are light complainers.
70	I am rubber and you are glue. Your words bounce off me and stick to you.
73	Joy shared is double joy; grief shared is (only) half grief.
74	Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry alone.
75	Never let the sun set on angry heart.
76	Never let the sun go down on your anger.
77	Never let the sun set on thy wrath.
80	Open confession is good for the soul.
81	Out of sight, out of mind.
82	Patience is a virtue.
83	Persuasion is better than force.
84	Spare the rod and spoil the child.
85	Temper is so good a thing that we should never lose it.
86	To the world you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world.
87	Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness.
88	You made your bed, now you must lie in it.
89	A bully is always a coward.
90	A handsome shoe often pinches the foot.
91	A good thing is all the sweeter when won with pain.
92	A man too careful of danger lives in continual torment.
93	A miss is as good as a mile.
94	Adversity flatters no man
95	Adversity and loss make a man wise
96	All promises are either broken or kept.
97	All things come to those that wait.
98	An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
99	An open door may tempt a saint.
100	As one door closes, another always opens.
101	As you go through life, make this your goal, watch the doughnut and not the hole.
102	Brevity is the soul of wit.
103	Cut your coat according to the cloth.
104	Discretion is the better part of valour.
105	Do right and fear no man.
106	Easy come, easy go.
107	Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test first and the lesson afterwards.
108	Familiarity breeds contempt.
109	Fortune favours the brave.
110	Hall binks are oft sliddery.
111	He who laughs last, laughs longest.
112	Home is where the heart is.
113	Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
114	If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
115	In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
116	It never rains but it pours.
117	Leave tomorrow till tomorrow.
118	Life begins at forty.
119	Lifes trials may be hard to bear, but patience can outlive them.
120	Live and learn.
121	Manners maketh the man.
122	No man is worse for knowing the worst of himself.
123	Only the good die young.
124	Procrastination is the thief of time.
125	The best things in life are free.
126	The family that prays together, stays together.
127	The longer you live the more you see.
128	The meek shall inherit the earth.
129	The receiver is as bad as the thief.
130	To wait and be patient soothes many a pang.
132	We cannot erase the sad records from our past.
135	After dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile.
136	An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
137	A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
138	An onion a day keeps everyone away.
139	Another pot ! Try the teapot.
140	As fit as a fiddle.
141	As hard as nails.
142	As sick as a dog.
143	Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like no one is watching.
144	Be not a baker if your head is made of butter.
145	Beauty is but skin deep.
146	Better late thrive than never do well.
147	Better to be poor and healthy rather than rich and sick.
148	Better to wear out than rust out.
149	Bread never falls but on its buttered side.
150	Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
151	Content is health to the sick and riches to the poor.
153	Drink like a fish, water only.
154	Early to bed, early to rise, makes you healthy, wealthy & wise.
155	Fair words butter no cabbage.
156	Good wine ruins the purse, and bad wine ruins the stomach.
157	Greediness burst the bag.
158	Grumbling makes the loaf no larger.
159	Half a loaf is better than none.
160	He who drinks a little too much drinks much too much.
161	He who rises late must trot all day.
162	His eyes are bigger than his belly.
163	Hunger is the best sauce.
164	It is no use crying over spilt milk.
165	Old friends and old wine are best.
167	Ready money is ready medicine.
168	Sound as a bell.
169	The nearer the bone the sweeter the meat.
170	The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
172	To add insult to injury.
173	To look as if butter will not melt in his mouth.
174	Too many cooks spoil the broth.
176	What you eat today walks and talks tomorrow.
177	You are what you eat.
179	You can eat an elephant if you do it one mouthful at a time.
181	Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness.
182	A fool uttereth all his mind.
183	A bad excuse is better then none.
184	Actions speak louder than words.
185	Angry words fan the fire like wind.
186	Bad news travels fast.
187	Call a spade a spade.
188	Do as I say not as I do.
191	Few words and many deeds.
193	Gossips are frogs, they drink and talk.
194	He who sings drives away sorrow.
196	It takes two to have an argument.
197	Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
198	Listen to the pot calling the kettle black.
199	Many a true word spoken in jest.
200	No news is good news.
201	Nothing is ill said if it is not ill taken.
202	One picture is worth a thousand words.
203	Say what you mean and mean what you say.
204	Self praise is no recomendation.
205	Silence is an excellent remedy against slander.
206	Silence is golden.
207	Silence is less injurious than a bad reply.
208	Since before cocky was an egg.
209	Speak clearly, if you speak at all.
210	Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.
211	Stop beating around the bush.
213	Talking comes by nature, silence by wisdom.
214	A change is as good as a rest.
215	A stitch in time saves nine.
216	A throne is only a bench covered in purple velvet.
217	A wise man shall hold his tongue till he sees his opportunity.
218	Accidents will happen.
220	Attack is the best means of defence.
221	Charity begins at home.
222	Different strokes for different folks.
223	Do not in an instant what an age cannot recompense.
226	Confucious say, man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day
227	Empty barrels make the most noise.
228	Four eyes are better than two.
229	He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
230	Innocent as a new born babe.
233	Necessity is the mother of invention.
234	No one can be caught in places he does not visit.
235	No wise man ever wishes to be younger.
236	Not in a month of Sundays.
238	Out of the frying pan into the fire.
239	Show a clean pair of heels.
240	Still waters run deep.
241	The darkest hour is before the dawn.
242	The wise shall understand.
244	Tomorrow is a new day.
245	Two heads are better than one.
247	Where observation is concerned, chance favours only the prepared mind.
249	Wisdom is better than strength.
250	Wisdom is neither inheritance nor a legacy.
251	Wisdom is the wealth of the wise.
252	Wise it is to comprehend the whole.
254	You never know what you can do till you try.
256	be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.
257	A bad workman blames his tools
258	A good reputation is a fair estate.
259	All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
261	Diligence is the mother of good luck.
263	Every man must row with the oars he has.
264	Hard work never did anyone any harm.
265	If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well.
268	If you see something you like, take it and make it better.
270	Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes it.
271	Least talk most work.
272	Many hands make light work.
273	More haste less speed.
274	Needs must when the devil drives.
276	No life can be dreary when work is a delight.
277	Not to break is better than to mend.
278	The devil finds work for idle hands.
279	The harder you work, the luckier you are.
280	The hardest work is to do nothing.
281	A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
282	A bird makes his nest little by little.
283	A cat has nine lives.
284	All cats are grey in the dark.
285	An elephant never forgets.
286	An old fox need learn no craft.
287	Birds of a feather flock together.
288	Curiosity killed the cat; Satisfaction brought it back.
289	Curses, like chickens come home to roost.
291	Every dog has its day.
292	His bark is louder than his bite.
297	Kill two birds with the one stone.
298	Let sleeping dogs lie.
299	Like a fish out of water.
300	Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
301	No sense closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.
302	Nothing falls into the mouth of a sleeping fox.
303	Putting the cart before the horse.
304	Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
305	The early bird catches the worm.
306	The leopard does not change his spots.
307	The sleepy fox catches no chickens.
309	To scare a bird is not the way to catch it.
310	What do you expect from a pig, but a grunt?
311	When a fox hears a rabbit screaming it comes running, but not to help.
312	While the cats away the mice play.
315	A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
316	A rolling stone gathers no moss.
317	After the storm comes the calm.
319	As green as grass.
320	As is the gardener so is the garden.
321	As you sow, so shall you reap.
323	Better to go back than go wrong.
324	By hook or by crook.
325	Deeds are fruits, words are but leaves.
326	Distance lends enhancement to the view.
329	Empty bags cannot stand upright.
330	Every cloud has a silver lining.
331	Every path has its puddle.
332	Fresh as a daisy.
333	Good company on the road is the shortest cut.
334	It is better to be green and growing than ripe and rotten.
335	Leave no stone unturned.
336	Like looking for a needle in a haystack.
337	Make hay while the sun shines.
339	Never cackle unless you lay.
340	Oaks may fall when reeds take the storm.
341	Shake the hand before you plough the field.
343	The beaten path is safest.
344	The best ground bears weeds as well as flowers.
345	The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
346	The longest journey begins with the first step.
347	The longest way round is the sweetest way home.
348	The more you stir, the more it stinks.
349	The sun shines on both sides of the hedge.
350	The worst wheel always creaks most.
351	Too many irons in the fire.
352	Useless as a screen door on a dunny.
354	A little body doth often harbour a great soul.
355	A point is the beginning of magnitude.
356	A spark can start a great fire.
357	A short cut is often a wrong cut.
358	Big fish eat little fish.
359	Everything has an end.
360	Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
361	First in best dressed.
362	From trivial things, great contests often arise.
365	He who hesitates is lost.
367	It is easier to destroy than to build.
368	It is the first step that is difficult.
369	Little strokes fell great oaks.
370	Lost time is never found again.
371	Many drops make a shower.
372	Mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow.
373	Necessity is a hard nurse, but she raises strong children.
375	Seize the day
376	Small faults indulged let in greater.
377	Some of the best gifts come in small packages.
378	Step by step one goes far.
379	You have to crawl before you walk.
381	A bad penny always comes back.
382	A light purse makes a heavy heart.
383	A little each day is much in a year.
385	A penny saved is a penny earned.
386	A poor man is better than a liar.
387	A single penny fairly got is worth a thousand that are not.
388	Always you are to be rich next year.
390	Better to have than to wish.
391	Diamonds are forever.
392	Every man has his price.
393	Every man is the architect of his destiny.
394	Experience is the father of wisdom.
395	Fair exchange is no robbery.
396	He has enough who is content.
397	He that pays last never pays twice.
398	He is rich that is satisfied.
399	In for a penny, in for a pound.
400	It is better to be born lucky than rich.
401	Little and often fill the purse.
402	Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.
403	Money burns a hole in your pocket.
404	Never spend your money before you have it.
405	One today is worth two tomorrows.
406	Penny wise, pound foolish.
407	Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
408	The best cast at dice is not to play.
409	The love of money is the root of all evil.
410	There is no honour among thieves.
411	Waste not, want not.
412	A good conscience is a soft pillow.
413	A good thing is soon snatched up.
414	A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
415	Better safe than sorry.
416	Better late than never.
417	Business before pleasure.
418	Credit won by lying is quick in dying.
419	Damage suffered makes you knowing, but seldom rich.
420	Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.
421	Divide and conquer.
425	Experience is the best teacher.
426	First come, first served.
427	Fore-warned is fore-armed.
428	Hasty climbers have sudden falls.
429	Hasty judgements are generally faulty.
430	Honesty is the best policy.
431	If anything can go wrong, it will.
434	Keep it simple, stupid (The KISS principal).
435	Louie, this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
436	Let the buyer beware.
437	Look before you leap.
438	Nobody can serve two masters.
439	One false move may lose the game.
441	Peace begins just where ambition ends.
442	Possession is nine tenths of the law.
443	Rules are made to be broken.
444	The customer is always right.
445	The gods help them that help themselves.
446	The golden age never was the present one.
447	To each his own.
448	We do not always gain by changing.
450	A fool and his money are soon parted.
451	A fool in a gown is none the wiser.
453	Advice when most needed is least heeded.
454	Always in a hurry, always behind.
455	Cheap is dear in the long run.
456	Confess and be hanged.
458	Good, fast, cheap - pick any two.
459	Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
460	Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
462	If the cap fits, wear it.
463	In one ear and out the other.
466	One of these days is none of these days.
467	Pride cometh before a fall.
468	Pride feels no pain.
469	See nothing, say nothing, know nothing.
470	The bigger they are the harder they fall.
471	The fool wanders, the wise man travels.
472	The hood does not make the monk.
473	The wise man is deceived once but the fool twice.
474	There is no fool like an old fool.
475	Use not today what tomorrow will need.
477	You cannot lose what you never had.
478	The pen is mightier than the sword.
479	Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
480	Many hands make light work.
481	Too many cooks spoil the broth.
484	Ask no questions and hear no lies.
485	Ask and you shall receive.
486	Variety is the spice of life.
489	Forewarned is forearmed.
490	Silence is golden.
491	The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
492	Clothes make the man.
493	Never judge a book by its cover
494	The best things come in small packages.
495	The bigger, the better.
496	A place for everything and everything in its place.
497	Half a loaf is better than none.
498	Look before you leap.
499	He who hesitates is lost.
502	The early bird gets the worm.
503	The second mouse gets the cheese.
504	Absence makes the fond heart wander.
505	Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.
509	It is lonesome in the saddle since the horse died.
510	The lights are on, but nobody is home.
511	The strongest memory is weaker than the palest ink.
514	Winners never quit, quitters never win.
515	You snooze, you lose.
516	Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
518	A closed mouth gathers no foot.
521	Experience is what you thought you had until you get a little more of it.
522	A hair on the head is worth two in the brush
524	The death of a cow marks celebration to even a dying dog.
527	The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
529	If the service is free, you are the product.
530	Fifty percent of all statistics are wrong.
531	Religion is the last refuge for the scoundrel.
532	Life is what happens when you're making other plans.
563	Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
565	Revenge is a dish that is best served cold.
533	If you're going to be a turd, go lay in the yard.
534	A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
535	A rising tide lifts all boats.
536	A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
537	A watched pot never boils.
538	A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
539	A woman's place is in the home.
540	A woman's work is never done.
541	All that glitters is not gold.
542	All you need is love.
543	All's well that ends well.
544	All's fair in love and war
545	An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
546	Any port in a storm
548	A barking dog never bites
0	Youth is wasted on the young
547	A bad penny always turns up
549	A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
550	A cat may look at a king
551	A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
552	A change is as good as a rest
554	Don't attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity
555	A fish always rots from the head down
556	A fool and his money are soon parted
557	A friend in need is a friend indeed
558	A golden key can open any door
559	A good beginning makes a good ending
560	A good man is hard to find
561	A house divided against itself cannot stand
562	A person is known by the company he keeps
564	A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
566	A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
567	A little learning is a dangerous thing
568	A little of what you fancy does you good
569	A man is known by his friends
570	A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client
571	A miss is as good as a mile
572	A new broom sweeps clean
574	A penny saved is a penny earned
575	A picture paints a thousand words
576	A place for everything and everything in its place
577	A poor workman always blames his tools
578	A person is known by the company he keeps
579	A problem shared is a problem halved
580	A prophet is not recognized in his own land
581	A rising tide lifts all boats
582	A rolling stone gathers no moss
583	A soft answer turneth away wrath
584	A stitch in time saves nine
585	A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in July is not worth a fly
586	A thing of beauty is a joy forever
587	A trouble shared is a trouble halved
588	A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men
589	A watched pot never boils
590	A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke
593	A word to the wise is enough
594	Absence makes the heart grow fonder
595	Absolute power corrupts absolutely
596	Accidents will happen�(in the best-regulated families).
597	Actions speak louder than words
598	Adversity makes strange bedfellows
599	After a storm comes a calm
600	All good things come to he who waits
601	All good things must come to an end
602	All is grist that comes to the mill
603	All publicity is good publicity
604	All roads lead to Rome
605	All that glisters is not gold
606	All that glitters is not gold
607	All the world loves a lover
608	All things come to those who wait
609	All things must pass
610	All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
611	All you need is love
615	A miss is as good as a mile
616	An apple a day keeps the doctor away
617	An army marches on its stomach
619	An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
620	An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
621	Another day, another dollar
622	Any port in a storm
623	Appearances can be deceptive
624	April is the cruellest month
625	April showers bring forth May flowers
626	As thick as thieves
627	As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it
628	As you sow so shall you reap
629	Ashes to ashes dust to dust
631	Ask no questions and hear no lies
632	Attack is the best form of defence
633	Bad money drives out good
634	Bad news travels fast
635	Barking dogs seldom bite
636	Be careful what you wish for
637	Beat swords into ploughshares
638	Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
639	Beauty is only skin deep
640	Beggars should not be choosers
642	Better late than never
643	Better safe than sorry
645	Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
646	Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
647	Better to remain silent and be thought a fool that to speak and remove all doubt
648	Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
649	Beware the Ides of March
650	Big fish eat little fish
651	Birds of a feather flock together
652	Blessed are the peacemakers
653	Blood is thicker than water
654	Blue are the hills that are far away
655	Boys will be boys
656	Brevity is the soul of wit
657	Business before pleasure
659	Carpe diem�(Pluck the day; Seize the day)
660	Charity begins at home
661	Charity covers a multitude of sins
662	Cheaters never win and winners never cheat
663	Cheats never prosper
664	Children and fools tell the truth
665	Children should be seen and not heard
666	Christmas comes but once a year
667	Cleanliness is next to godliness
668	Clothes maketh the man
669	Cold hands, warm heart
670	Comparisons are odious
671	Count your blessings
672	Cowards may die many times before their death
674	Cut your coat to suit your cloth
675	Dead men tell no tales
676	Devil take the hindmost
677	Discretion is the better part of valour
678	Distance lends enchantment to the view
679	Do as I say, not as I do
680	Do as you would be done by
681	Do unto others as you would have them do to you
713	Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom
714	If you can't fix it, feature it.
715	East is east, and west is west
717	I can lose weight. You'll be ugly forever.
718	Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die
719	You're only young once, but you can be immature forever
720	Enough is as good as a feast
721	Enough is enough
722	Even a worm will turn
723	The bigger the better
724	Better is the enemy of good
725	Every little helps
726	Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost
727	Every man has his price
728	Every picture tells a story
729	Every stick has two ends
730	Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
731	Everything comes to him who waits
732	Failing to plan is planning to fail
733	Faint heart never won fair lady
734	Fair exchange is no robbery
735	Faith will move mountains
736	Familiarity breeds contempt
737	Feed a cold and starve a fever
738	Fight fire with fire
739	Fight the good fight
740	Finders keepers, losers weepers
741	Fine words butter no parsnips
742	First come, first served
743	First impressions are the most lasting
744	First things first
745	Fish always stink from the head down
746	Fish and guests smell after three days
747	Flattery will get you nowhere
748	Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
749	For everything there is a season
750	For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost
751	Forewarned is forearmed
752	Forgive and forget
753	Fortune favours the brave
754	From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step
755	Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains
756	Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration
757	Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day...
758	Give a dog a bad name and hang him
759	Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
760	Give credit where credit is due
761	Give the Devil his due
762	Go the extra mile
763	God helps those who help themselves
764	Good fences make good neighbours
765	Good talk saves the food
766	Good things come in small packages
767	Good things come to those who wait
768	Great minds think alike
769	Half a loaf is better than no bread
770	Handsome is as handsome does
771	Hard cases make bad law
772	Hard work never did anyone any harm
773	Haste makes waste
774	He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing
775	He who can does, he who cannot, teaches
776	He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day
777	He who hesitates is lost
778	He who laughs last laughs longest
779	He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword
780	He who pays the piper calls the tune
781	He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon
782	Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
783	Hindsight is always twenty-twenty
784	History repeats itself
786	Home is where the heart is
787	Honesty is the best policy
788	Hope springs eternal
789	Horses for courses
790	If anything can go wrong, it will
791	If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well
796	If life deals you lemons, make lemonade
797	If the cap fits, wear it
799	If the shoe fits, wear it
800	If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
801	If you build it they will come
805	If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
806	If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
807	If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
808	Ignorance is bliss
809	Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
810	In for a penny, in for a pound
811	In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king
812	In the midst of life we are in death
813	Into every life a little rain must fall
815	It goes without saying
816	It is best to be on the safe side
817	It is better to give than to receive
818	It is easy to be wise after the event
819	It never rains but it pours
820	It takes a thief to catch a thief
821	It takes all sorts to make a world
822	It takes one to know one
823	It takes two to tango
837	Jack of all trades, master of none
838	Judge not, that ye be not judged
839	Keep your chin up
840	Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
841	Keep your powder dry
842	Know which side your bread is buttered
843	Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone
844	Laughter is the best medicine
845	Least said, soonest mended
846	Less is more
847	Let bygones be bygones
848	Let not the sun go down on your wrath
849	Let sleeping dogs lie
850	Let the buyer beware
851	Let the dead bury the dead
852	Let the punishment fit the crime
853	Let well alone
854	Life begins at forty
855	Life is just a bowl of cherries
856	Life is what you make it
858	Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
859	Like father, like son
860	Little pitchers have big ears
861	Little strokes fell great oaks
862	Little things please little minds
863	Live and learn
864	Live for today for tomorrow never comes
865	Look before you leap
866	Love of money is the root of all evil
867	Love is blind
868	Love makes the world go round
869	Love thy neighbour as thyself
870	Love will find a way
871	Make hay while the sun shines
872	Make love not war
873	Man does not live by bread alone
874	Manners maketh man
875	Many a little makes a mickle
876	Many a mickle makes a muckle
877	Many a true word is spoken in jest
878	Many are called but few are chosen
879	Many hands make light work
880	March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb
881	March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers
882	Marriages are made in heaven
883	Marry in haste, repent at leisure
884	Might is right
885	Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
886	Misery loves company
887	Moderation in all things
895	Is fair and wise and good and gay.
897	Money is the root of all evil
899	Money makes the world go round
900	Money talks
901	More haste, less speed
902	Music has charms to soothe the savage breast
903	Nature abhors a vacuum
904	Necessity is the mother of invention
905	Needs must when the devil drives
907	Never give a sucker an even break
908	Never go to bed on an argument
909	Never judge a book by its cover
910	Never let the sun go down on your anger
911	Never look a gift horse in the mouth
912	Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
913	Never speak ill of the dead
914	Never tell tales out of school
915	Nine tailors make a man
916	No man can serve two masters
917	No man is an island
918	No names, no pack-drill
919	No news is good news
920	No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
921	No pain, no gain
922	No rest for the wicked
923	Nothing new under the sun
924	Nothing is certain but death and taxes
925	Nothing succeeds like success
926	Nothing ventured, nothing gained
928	Old soldiers never die, they just fade away
929	Once a thief, always a thief
930	Once bitten, twice shy
931	One good turn deserves another
932	One half of the world does not know how the other half lives
933	One hand washes the other
935	One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
936	One law for the rich and another for the poor
937	One swallow does not make a summer
938	One volunteer is worth ten pressed men
940	Only fools and horses work
942	Opposites attract
943	Out of sight, out of mind
944	Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil
945	Patience is a virtue
946	Pearls of wisdom
947	Penny wise and pound foolish
949	Physician, heal thyself
950	Possession is nine points of the law
951	Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely
952	Practice makes perfect
953	Practice what you preach
954	Prevention is better than cure
955	Pride goes before a fall
956	Procrastination is the thief of time
957	Put your best foot forward
958	Quid pro quo
959	Rain before seven, fine before eleven
961	Revenge is a dish best served cold
962	Revenge is sweet
963	Rob Peter to pay Paul
966	See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
967	Seeing is believing
968	Seek and ye shall find
969	Set a thief to catch a thief
970	Share and share alike
971	Shrouds have no pockets
972	Silence is golden
973	Slow but sure
974	Softly, softly, catchee monkey
975	Spare the rod and spoil the child
976	Speak as you find
977	Speak softly and carry a big stick
978	Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
979	Still waters run deep
980	Strike while the iron is hot
981	Stupid is as stupid does
982	Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan
983	Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves
984	Talk is cheap
985	Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear
986	Tell the truth and shame the Devil
987	That which does not kill us makes us stronger
988	The age of miracles is past
989	The apple never falls far from the tree
990	The best defence is a good offence
991	The best is the enemy of the good
992	The best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley
993	The best things in life are free
994	The bigger, the better
995	The bigger they are, the harder they fall
996	The bottom line is the bottom line
997	The boy is father to the man
998	The bread always falls buttered side down
999	The child is the father of the man
1000	The cobbler always wears the worst shoes
1001	The course of true love never did run smooth
1002	The customer is always right
1003	The darkest hour is just before the dawn
1004	The Devil makes work for idle hands to do
1005	The Devil is in the details
1006	The Devil looks after his own
1007	The early bird catches the worm
1008	The end justifies the means
1009	The exception which proves the rule
1010	The fat is in the fire
1011	The female of the species is more deadly than the male
1012	The fruit does not fall far from the tree
1013	The good die young
1014	The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
1015	The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
1016	The husband is always the last to know
1017	The labourer is worthy of his hire
1018	The law is an ass
1019	The leopard does not change his spots
1020	The longest journey starts with a single step
1021	The more the merrier
1022	The more things change, the more they stay the same
1023	The more things stay the same, the more they change
1025	The pen is mightier than sword
1026	The price of liberty is eternal vigilance
1027	The proof of the pudding is in the eating
1028	The road to hell is paved with good intentions
1030	The squeaking wheel gets the grease
1031	The truth will out
1032	The wages of sin is death
1034	The whole is greater than the sum of the parts
1035	There is more than one way to skin a cat
1036	There are none so blind as those, that will not see
1037	There are two sides to every question
1038	There but for the grace of God, go I
1058	They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind
1059	Third time lucky
1060	Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it
1062	Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas
1063	Thou shalt not kill
1064	Time and tide wait for no man
1065	Time flies
1066	Time is a great healer
1067	Time is money
1068	Time will tell
1070	To err is human; to forgive divine
1071	To every thing there is a season
1072	To the victor go the spoils
1073	To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive
1074	Tomorrow is another day
1075	Tomorrow never comes
1076	Too many cooks spoil the broth
1077	Truth is stranger than fiction
1078	Truth will out
1080	Two heads are better than one
1083	Variety is the spice of life
1084	Virtue is its own reward
1085	Walls have ears
1086	Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs
1087	Waste not want not
1089	What goes up must come down
1090	What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
1092	When in Rome, do as the Romans do
1094	When the going gets tough, the tough get going
1095	When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash; when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a s
1100	Whom the Gods love die young
1101	Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
1102	Women and children first
1103	Wonders will never cease
1104	Work expands so as to fill the time available
1105	Worrying never did anyone any good
1106	You are never too old to learn
1107	You are what you eat
1109	You can have too much of a good thing
1123	You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
1124	You pays your money and you takes your choice
1125	You reap what you sow
1126	You win some, you lose some
1127	Youth is wasted on the young
1128	When you're holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

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