PROVERBS

1. Curiosity killed the cat.
2. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
3. Birds of a feather flock together.
4. A man is known by the company he keeps.
5. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
6. Two's a company, but three's a crowd.
7. An Apple a day keeps the doctor away.
8. If you can't beat them, join them.
9. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
10. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
11. Blood is thicker than water.
12. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
13. A friend who shares is a friend who cares.
14. Love is blind.
15. Actions speak louder than words.
16. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
17. Haste makes waste.
18. Love makes the world go round.
19. Bad news travels fast.
20. Might makes right.
21. No news is good news.
22. Money is the root of all evil (Helga Finken, Germany).
23. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
24. Look before you leap.
25. Beggars can't be choosers.
26. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
27. Make hay while the sun shines.
28. Don't cry over spilt milk.
29. Don't put the cart before the horse.
30. Necessity is the mother of invention.
31. No pain, no gain.
32. The squeaking wheel gets the oil.
33. A leopard cannot change his spots.
34. You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.
35. Barking dogs seldom bite.
36. He who laughs last, laughs best.
37. One man's gravy is another man's poison.
38. When the cat's away, the mice will play.
39. Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today.
40. A fault confessed is half redressed.
41. A stitch in time saves nine. (Zainuddin Salleh, Malaysia)
42. Where there is a will, there is a way. (SriVidhya, India)
43. All that glitters is not gold.
44. All roads lead to Rome.
45. Every land has its own law.
46. When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window.
47. More haste, less speed.
48. Love is blind.
49. Seeing is believing.
50. A fool and his money are soon parted.

1. The end justifies the means.
2. Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
3. It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
4. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
5. Empty sacks will never stand upright.
6. Everybody's business is nobody's business.
7. Honesty is the best policy.
8. What can't be cured must be endured.
9. The early bird catches the worm.
10. East, west, home's best.
11. Fire is a good servant, but a bad master.
12. Lookers-on see most of the game.
13. The sea refuses no river.
14. Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it.
15. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery.
16. Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
17. It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
18. Fear of death is worse than death itself.
19. Eat to live, not live to eat.
20. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
21. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
22. Everybody's business is nobody's business.
23. Thinking without learning is dangerous. (Raaj, India)
24. You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
25. If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything.
26. He laughs best who laughs last.
27. God helps them that help themselves.
28. Look before you leap.
29. Necessity is the mother of invention.
30. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
31. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
32. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
33. Little strokes fell great oaks. (Shammy, China)
34. The rich man has his ice in the summer and the poor man gets his in the winter.
35. One swallow does not make a summer.
36. Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
37. When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window.
38. First impressions are the most lasting.
39. Go abroad and you'll hear news of home.
40. Prevention is better than cure.
41. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
42. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
43. Penny wise, pound foolish.
44. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
45. Good fences make good neighbours.
46. There's a first time for everything.
47. Never marry for money but marry where money is.
48. Lend your money and lose your friend.
49. A barking dog never bites.
50. In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

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1. The family that prays together stays together.
2. Two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it.
3. A bird is known by its song.
4. Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
5. Eat to live, not live to eat.
6. Speech is silver, but silence is golden.
7. You never know what you can do till you try.
8. No man can serve two masters.
9. Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.
10. There's no place like home.
11. A fair exchange is no robbery.
12. Every cloud has a silver lining.
13. You never miss the water till the well runs dry.
14. If you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas.
15. He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree.
16. Keep a thing for seven years and you'll always find a use for it.
17. Faith will move mountains.
18. He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
19. A moneyless man goes fast through market.
20. A little pot is soon hot.
21. When the cat's away, the mice will play.
22. Six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.
23. A rolling stone gathers no moss. (Minh Nguyen, Vietnam)
24. The sea refuses no river.
25. The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love.
26. The eyes are the window of the soul.
27. The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
28. He that cannot obey cannot command.
29. Your scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
30. All is fish that comes to the net.
31. An Englishman's house is his castle.
32. If you run after two hares, you'll catch neither.
33. Never say never.
34. One picture is worth ten thousand words.
35. No rose without a thorn.
36. the higher the money climbs the more he shows his tail.
37. Fingers were made before forks.
38. Diligence is the mother of good luck.
39. No one should be judge in his own cause.
40. There's a black sheep in every flock.
41. United we stand, divided we fall.
42. Variety is the spice of life.
43. He is the best general who makes the fewest mistakes.
44. Keep your mouth shut and your ears open.
45. God helps them that help themselves.
46. Money cannot buy happiness. It can, however, rent it.
47. Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.
48. April showers bring May flowers.
49. What you don't know can't hurt you.
50. A man is known by his friends.