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English proverb

 
English proverb

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Proverbs

Every man has his price.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

You win some, you lose some.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

The husband is always the last to know.

Don't cross the bridge till you come to it.

All is well that ends well.

No news is good news.

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Use soft words and hard arguments.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A hungry man is an angry man.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Practice makes perfect.

Old habits die hard.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

He who hesitates is lost.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

Never judge a book by its cover.

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

What you don’t know won’t hurt you.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

There's no fool like an old fool.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

Easy come, easy go.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

Birds of a feather flock together.

The squeaking wheel gets the grease.

Horses for courses.

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Bad news travels fast.

Ask no questions and hear no lies.

An Englishman’s home is his castle.

All good things must come to an end.

It is not the hen who cackles the loudest who hatches the most eggs.

Good things come to those who wait.

Variety is the spice of life.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

Love makes the world go round.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't cry over spilled milk

Better safe than sorry.

What goes up must come down.

Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window.

The devil finds work for idle hands to do.

All is fish that comes to his net.

Charity begins at home.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

There's honour among thieves.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

If life deals you lemons, make lemonade.

He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon.

He who pays the piper calls the tune.

Give credit where credit is due.

Fight fire with fire.

Don't get mad, get even.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

After a storm comes a calm.

A woman's work is never done.

A problem shared is a problem halved.

What goes around comes around.

Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.

Much ado about nothing.


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