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1000 English Proverbs and Sayings
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01. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
02. A bad corn promise is better than a good lawsuit. 03. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 04. A bargain is a bargain. 05. A beggar can never be bankrupt. 06. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 07. A bird may be known by its song. 08. A black hen lays a white egg. 09. A blind leader of the blind. 10. A blind man would be glad to see. |
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11. A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound.
12. A burden of one's own choice is not felt. 13. A burnt child dreads the fire. 14. A cat in gloves catches no mice. 15. A city that parleys is half gotten. 16. A civil denial is better than a rude grant. 17. A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 18. A clean hand wants no washing.. 19. A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 20. A close mouth catches no flies. |
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21. A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
22. A cracked bell can never sound well. 23. A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 24. A curst cow has short horns. 25. A danger foreseen is half avoided. 26. A drop in the bucket. 27. A drowning man will catch at a straw. 28. A fair face may hide a foul heart. 29. A fault confessed is half redressed. 30. A fly in the ointment. |
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31. A fool always rushes to the fore.
32. A fool and his money are soon parted. 33. A fool at forty is a fool indeed. 34. A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 35. A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 36. A fool's tongue runs before his wit. 37. A forced kindness deserves no thanks. 38. A foul morn may turn to a fair day. 39. A fox is not taken twice in the same snare. 40. A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
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41. A friend is never known till needed.
42. A friend to all is a friend to none. 43. A friend's frown is better than a foe's smile.. 44. A good anvil does not fear the hammer. 45. A good beginning is half the battle. 46. A good beginning makes a good ending. 47. A good deed is never lost. 48. A good dog deserves a good bone. 49. A good example is the best sermon. 50. A good face is a letter of recommendation. |
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51. A good Jack makes a good Jill.
52. A good marksman may miss. 53. A good name is better than riches. 54. A good name is sooner lost than won. 55. A good name keeps its lustre in the dark. 56. A good wife makes a good husband. 57. A great dowry is a bed full of brambles. 58. A great fortune is a great slavery. 59. A great ship asks deep waters. 60. A guilty conscience needs no accuser. |
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61. A hard nut to crack.
62. A heavy purse makes a light heart. 63. A hedge between keeps friendship green. 64. A honey tongue, a heart of gall. 65. A hungry belly has no ears. 66. A hungry man is an angry man. 67. A Jack of all trades is master of none. 68. A Joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 69. A lawyer never goes to law himself. 70. A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. |
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71. A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
72. A lie begets a lie. 73. A light purse is a heavy curse. 74. A light purse makes a heavy heart. 75. A little body often harbours a great soul. 76. A little fire is quickly trodden out. 77. A man can die but once. 78. A man can do no more than he can. 79. A man is known by the company he keeps. 80. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. |
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81. A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
82. A miss is as good as a mile. 83. A new broom sweeps clean. 84. A nod from a lord is a breakfast for a fool. 85. A penny saved is a penny gained. 86. A penny soul never came to twopence. 87. A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 88. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 89. A round peg in a square hole. 90. A shy cat makes a proud mouse. |
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