A bad excuse is better than none A bad penny always turns up A bad workman blames his tools A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain A barking dog never bites A best friend is like a four leaf clover, Hard to find and lucky to have A bird can sing with a broken wing, but you cant pluck feathers off a frog A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A black plum is as sweet as a white A book holds a house of gold A book is like a garden carried in the pocket A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it A calm sea does not make a skilled sailor A camel is a horse designed by a committee A cat has nine lives A cat may look at a king A cat may look at a Queen A celebrity is someone who works hard all his life to become known and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized A chain is no stronger than its weakest link A change is as good as a rest A child is a person who can dismantle in 5 minutes the toy it took you 5 hours to put together A cold bitter Christmas, a fat churchyard A constant guest is never welcome A creaking door hangs longest A crowd is not company A danger foreseen is half avoided A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy A Deaf Husband and a Blind Wife are Always a Happy Couple A diamond among men A dog who attends a flea circus most likely A baby is an alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end and no responsibility at the other A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept will steal the whole show A drop of ink may make a million think A drowning man will clutch at straws A fair exchange is no robbery A faithful friend is a medicine for life A fly will not get into a closed mouth A fool and his money are soon parted A fool at forty is a fool indeed A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions A fool gives; a wise man takes A Fool May Give a Wise Man Counsel A fool will laugh when he is drowning A friend in need is a friend indeed A friend is not so soon gotten as lost A friend to all is a friend to none A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread A gentleman without an estate is a pudding without suet A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath A golden key opens all doors A good beginning makes a good ending A good conscience is the best divinity A good denial, the best point in law A Good Example is the Best Sermon A good lawyer must be a great liar A good man is hard to find A good mate is the road map for the spaghetti junction of life A good name is better than a good face A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold A Good Tongue is a Good Weapon A good tree brings forth good fruit A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret A gossips mouth is the devils postbag A great dowry is a bed full of brambles A Growing Youth Has a Wolf in His Belly A guilty conscience needs no accuser A hairy man is a happy man, a hairy wife is a witch A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains A happy heart is better than a full purse A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones A heavy purse gives to a light heart A hedge between keeps friendship green A helping hand is no farther than at the end of your sleeve A house is not a home A huge part of real love is constant forgiveness A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step A lender nor borrower be A leopard cannot change its spots A little of what you fancy does you good A long way to go A man comes from the dust and in the dust he will end - and in the meantime it is good to drink a sip of vodka A man in love is a fool, and an old man in love is the greatest fool of all A man is at his tallest when he stoops to help a child A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words A man is known by the company he keeps A Man of Words and Not of Deeds is Like a Garden Full of Weeds A man that breaks his word bids other be false to him A man walks, God places the feet A miss is as good as a mile A miss is as good as a mr A new broom sweeps clean A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners A nod is as good as a wink to a blind man A penny always turns up A person who can smile when things go wrong has found someone to blame it on A picture paints a thousand words A place for everything and everything in its place A positive pessimist is better than a negative optimist A problem is a chance for you to do your best A problem shared is a problem halved A proverb is a true word A proverb never lies, it is only its meaning which deceives A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day A reed before the wind lives on, while might oaks do fall A rolling stone gathers no moss A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops A scalded cat fears cold water A shining example A short absence quickens love, a long absence kills it A slap on the back is only a few inches away from a kick in the butt A slip of the tongue is no fault of the mind and he who laughs is very unkind A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den A Small Spark Makes a Great Fire A soft answer turneth
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