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English proverbs 6


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A slip of the tongue is no fault of the mind and he who laughs is very unkind
After dark all cats are leopards
An apple a day keeps the doctor at bay
Ask a silly question and you get a silly answer
Better one house spoiled than two
Cheats never prosper
Different strokes for different folk
Easy come, easy go
Experience is better bought than taught
Fools build houses, and wise men live in them
God is alive and well and working on something less ambitious
Have you ever noticed? anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac
He who knows better has never tried it
If the Blind Lead the Blind, Both Shall Fall Into the Ditch
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait
Keep your chin up
Life is like a horse race there are winners and losers
Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing
Men are from earth Women are from earth Deal with it
Never speak ill of the dead
Nowt so queer as folk
Opportunity makes a thief
Rained on ground hardens (Japanese Proverb)
Speak when you are spoken to

The best things in life are free

The Gods Send Nuts to those who have no Teeth
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
There is safety in numbers
Too many chiefs and not enough indians
Water that has been begged for does not quench the thirst
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
You cannot burn the candle at both ends
A bird can sing with a broken wing, but you cant pluck feathers off a frog
A fool and his money are soon parted
A guilty conscience needs no accuser
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind man
A watched pot never boils
All good things come to he who waits
Any port in a storm
Beauty and Honesty Seldom Agree
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly
come out to play
Do not praise yourself while going into battle; praise yourself coming out of battle
Every Cook Praises His Own Broth
Fear lends wings
Friendship is like money,easier made than kept

Goodness is better than beauty

 



He that plants a tree plants for posterity
He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty
If you get it overnight, you can lose it just as quick
It is possible to give without loving but it is impossible to love without giving
Laughter is the best medicine
Like the measles, love is most dangerous when it comes late in life
Love will find a way
Motivation is what gets you started habit is what keeps you going
No man is wise at all times
Once seen never forgotten
Penny wise, pound foolish
Seeing is believing
Swim in the sea
The Devil goes shares in gaming
The longest rope has an end
There are always ears on the other side of the wall
Those who play the game do not see it as clearly as those who watch
Two Dogs Fight for a Bone, and a Third Runs Away With it
What does not kill you makes you stronger
Where the carcass is, there shall the eagles be gathered together
You do well to believe in God Satan also believes and trembles
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
A fool at forty is a fool indeed
A hairy man is a happy man, a hairy wife is a witch
A penny always turns up
A whistling women and a crowing hen are neither fit for God or men

All good things must come to an end

Anybody can make history Only a great man can write it
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Better to remain silent and appear a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
Common fame is seldom to blame
Do not search for a calf under an ox
Every cross has its inscriptions
Feed a cold starve a fever
From clogs to clogs in only three generations
Grease is the only cure for a hangover
He that stays in the valley shall never get over the hill!
Head over heels
If you lie down with dogs you will come up with fleas
It is what is in the mind when sober, that comes out of the mouth when drunk
Laughter is the closest distance between two people
Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise
Loving life is living life to the fullest
Murder will out
No matter how long a log stays in the water it does not become a crocodile
One beats the bush, another takes the bird
People who think the world revolves around them have no sense of direction
Seldom seen, soon forgotten
Sympathy without relief is like mustard without beef


 

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