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Proverbs

1.  First come, first served.
2.   A bad workman always quarrels with his tools.
3.   After death, the doctor.
4.   Reap as you sow
5.   Ill-gotten, ill spent.
6.   Bones for latecomers.
7.   Avoid extremes.
8.   A stitch in time saves nine.
9.   Every light has its shadow. 
10.Many men, many minds. 
1l.Much ado about nothing. 
12. Charity begins at home. 
13. A diamond cuts a diamond. 
14. Blood is thicker than water. 
15. All that glitters is not gold. 
16. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. 
17. The child is the father of the man. 
18. No rose without thorns. 
19. Familiarity breeds contempt. 
20. Empty vessel makes much noise. 
21. Every house has its skeleton. 
22. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 
23. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 
24.  Prevention is better than cure.
25. Rome was not built .
26. There is no smoke without fire.
27. Cut your coat according to your cloth.
28. To make mountain of a molehill.
29. A word for the wise, a rod for the fool.
30.A burnt child dreads the fire.
31.While there is life, there is hope.
32.Little mother, little daughter.
33.Little things please little minds.’
34. Set a thief to catch a thief.
35.Like master like man.
36.A bad name is worse than bad deeds.
37.Anger is blind.
38.Barking does seldom bite.
39.Better alone than in bad company.
40.Death keeps no calendar.
41.Every man is the architect of his own fate.
42.Forbidden fruits are sweetest.
43.Look before you leap.
44.     Man proposes God disposes.
45.     Grief is the cancer of the heart.
46.     It is folly to live in Rome and fight with the Pope.
47.     It is no use crying over spoilt milk..
48.     Judge a tree by its fruits, not by its leaves.
49.     Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
50.     Loans and debts make worries and frets.
51.     Money makes the mare go.
52.     Necessity is the mother of invention.
53.     No pairs, no gains.
54.     Nothing succeeds like success.
55.     One bad fish spoils the whole water.
56.     One lie draws ten after it.
57.     Out of sight, out of mind.
58.     Rome was not build in a day.
59.     The face is the index of the mind.
60.     All is well that ends well.
61.     Anger is s short madness.
62.     Cleanliness is next to godliness.
63.     Every cloud has a silver lining.
64.     A constant guest is never welcome.
65.     A contented mind is a great wealth.
66.     Every pleasure has pain.
67.     East is West, home is best.
68.     Even wails have ears.
69.     Every dog has his day.
70.     To err is human, to forgive divine.
71.     A fair face needs no paints.
72.     Character is more important than beauty.
73.     God helps those who help themselves.
74.     Haste makes waste.
75.     Hurry spoils curry.
76.     Idleness is the mother of all vice.
77.     Idle brain is the devils shop.
78.     A light purse is a heavy curse.
79.     Little drops make the ocean.
80.     Poverty is no sin.
81.     Things past cannot be recalled.
82.     Praise to the face is open disgrace.
83.     Never refuse a good offer.
84.     A servant is known by his masters absence.
85.     Listen to people but obey your conscience.
86.     The sins of father visit upon the children.
87.     Truth is bitter.
88.     It takes two to make quarrel.
89.     A wonder lasts but nine days.
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