====Common Proverbs and Wise Sayings====
" A wise teacher's words spur students to action <br>
and emphasize important truths. The collected <br>
sayings of the wise are like guidance from one <br>
<p> Shepherd." Ecclesiastes 12:11 </p>
<p>"Pay attention and listen to the sayings </p>
<p> of the wise." Proverbs 22:17 </p>
<p>"Here are some further sayings of the wise." </p>
Proverbs 24:23 <br>
<p>A bird in the hand, is worth two in the bush. </p>
<p>A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. </p>
<p>A fool and his money are soon parted. </p>
<p>A friend in need, is a friend indeed. </p>
<p>A good beginning, makes a good ending. </p>
<p>A house divided cannot stand. </p>
<p>A <em>house </em>is not a <em>home </em>. </p>
<p>A journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step. </p>
<p>A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. </p>
<p>A man is known by the company he keeps. </p>
<p>A man's home is his castle. </p>
<p>A penny for your thoughts. </p>
<p>A penny saved, is a penny earned. </p>
<p>A picture paints a thousand words. </p>
<p>A place for everything, and everything in its place. </p>
<p>A problem shared, is a problem halved. </p>
<p>A stitch in time saves nine. </p>
<p>A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men. </p>
<p>A watched pot never boils. </p>
<p>A woman's place is in the home. </p>
<p>A woman's work is never done. </p>
<p>Absence makes the heart grow fonder. </p>
<p>Actions speak louder than words. </p>
<p>Advice when most needed, is least heeded. </p>
<p>After a storm comes a calm. </p>
<p>All good things must come to an end. </p>
<p>All roads lead to Rome. </p>
<p>All that glitters is not gold. </p>
<p>All is well, that ends well. </p>
<p>All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy. </p>
<p>An apple a day keeps the doctor away. </p>
<p>A man's home is his castle. </p>
<p>An ounce of prevention, is worth a pound of cure. </p>
<p>Appearances are deceptive. </p>
<p>April showers bring May flowers. </p>
<p>As soon as man is born, he begins to die. </p>
<p>As you make your bed, so must you lie in it. </p>
<p>As you sow, so shall you reap. </p>
<p>Ask no questions, and hear no lies. </p>
<p>Bad news travels fast. </p>
<p>Barking dogs seldom bite. </p>
<p>Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. </p>
<p>Beauty is only skin-deep. </p>
<p>Beggars cannot be choosers. </p>
<p>Behind every great man, there's a great woman. </p>
<p>Better late, than never. </p>
<p>Better safe, than sorry. </p>
<p>Better die with honor, than live with shame. </p>
<p>Better the devil you know, than the devil you don't know. </p>
<p>Better to be alone, than in bad company. </p>
<p>Better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all. </p>
<p>Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. </p>
<p>Birds of a feather flock together. </p>
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<p>Blood is thicker than water. </p>
<p>Boys will be boys. </p>
<p>Business before pleasure. </p>
<p>Charity begins at home. </p>
<p>Children are poor men's riches. </p>
<p>Cleanliness is next to godliness. </p>
<p>Count your blessings. </p>
<p>Crime does not pay. </p>
<p>Curiosity killed the cat. </p>
<p>Dead men have no friends. </p>
<p>Dead men tell no tales. </p>
<p>Death closes all doors. </p>
<p>Death is the great leveler. </p>
<p>Death pays all debts. </p>
<p>Diligence is the mother of good fortune. </p>
<p>Discretion is the better part of valor. </p>
<p>Divide and conquer. </p>
<p>Do not wear out your welcome. </p>
<p>Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. </p>
<p>Don't bite the hand that feeds you. </p>
<p>Don't burn your bridges behind you. </p>
<p>Don't change horses in midstream. </p>
<p>Don't cross the bridge until you come to it. </p>
<p>Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. </p>
<p>Don't judge a book by its cover. </p>
<p>Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim. </p>
<p>Don't put all yours eggs in one basket. </p>
<p>Don't rock the boat. </p>
<p>Don't try to walk before you can crawl. </p>
<p>Don't upset the apple-cart. </p>
<p>Don't wash your dirty linen in public. </p>
<p>Early to bed and early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy and wise. </p>
<p>Easier said, than done. </p>
<p>Easy come, easy go. </p>
<p>Empty vessels make the most noise. </p>
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<p><em>Enough </em>is as good as a feast. </p>
<p>Enough is enough. </p>
<p>Every dark cloud has a silver lining. </p>
<p>Every family has a skeleton in the closet. </p>
<p>Every garden has some weeds. </p>
<p>Every man has his faults. </p>
<p>Every man has his price. </p>
<p>Every man is his own worst enemy. </p>
<p>Every picture tells a story. </p>
<p>Every stick has two ends. </p>
<p>Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die. </p>
<p>Experience is the best teacher. </p>
<p>Experience is the mother of wisdom. </p>
<p>Failing to plan, is planning to fail. </p>
<p>Failure teaches success. </p>
<p>Faint heart never won fair lady. </p>
<p>Familiarity breeds contempt. </p>
<p>Fear of death, is worse than death itself. </p>
<p>Fight fire with fire. </p>
<p>Finders keepers, losers weepers. </p>
<p>First come, first served. </p>
<p>First things first. </p>
<p>First think, and then speak. </p>
<p>Fish and guests smell after three days. </p>
<p>Flattery will get you nowhere. </p>
<p>Fools rush in, where angels fear to tread. </p>
<p>Garbage in, garbage out. </p>
<p>Give credit where credit is due. </p>
<p>Give him an inch, and he'll take a mile. </p>
<p>Good fences make good neighbors. </p>
<p>Goodness is better than beauty. </p>
<p>Gray hairs are death's blossoms. </p>
<p>Great minds think alike. </p>
<p>Hard work never did anyone any harm. </p>
<p>Haste makes waste. </p>
<p>He who is master of himself, will soon be master of others. </p>
<p>He who knows nothing, doubts nothing. </p>
<p>He who marries for money, will earn it. </p>
<p>He who plants a tree, plants for posterity. </p>
<p>He who plants thorns, must never expect to gather roses. </p>
<p>He who seeks trouble, never misses. </p>
<p>He who laughs last, laughs longest. </p>
<p>He who would climb the ladder, must begin at the bottom. </p>
<p>Hindsight is always twenty-twenty. </p>
<p>History repeats itself. </p>
<p>Home is where the heart is. </p>
<p>Honesty is the best policy. </p>
<p>If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well. </p>
<p>If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings. </p>
<p>If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again. </p>
<p>If you can't beat them, join them. </p>
<p>If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. </p>
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<p><em>Imitation </em>is the sincerest form of flattery. </p>
<p>In the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is king. </p>
<p>In the midst of life, we are in death. </p>
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<p>Into every life, a little rain must fall. </p>
<p>It never rains, but it pours. </p>
<p>It is a bold mouse that nestles in the cat's ear. </p>
<p>It is an equal failing to trust everybody — and to trust nobody. </p>
<p>It's best to be on the safe side. </p>
<p>It's better to give, than to receive. </p>
<p>It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all. </p>
<p>It's never too late. </p>
<p>It's no use locking the stable door, after the horse has bolted. </p>
<p>It's not worth crying over spilt milk. </p>
<p>It's the early bird that gets the worm. </p>
<p>It's the <em>squeaky wheel </em>that gets the grease. </p>
<p>It takes one to know one. </p>
<p>It takes two to tango. </p>
<p>Jack of all trades, master of none. </p>
<p>Keep your mouth shut, and your ears open. </p>
<p>Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. </p>
<p>Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone. </p>
<p>Laughter is the best medicine. </p>
<p>Lend your money, and lose your friend. </p>
<p>Let bygones be bygones. </p>
<p>Let sleeping dogs lie. </p>
<p>Let the buyer beware. </p>
<p>Let the punishment fit the crime. </p>
<p>Life is what you make it. </p>
<p>Like father, like son. </p>
<p>Like mother, like daughter. </p>
<p>Live and learn. </p>
<p>Live and let live. </p>
<p>Live for today, for tomorrow may never come. </p>
<p>Look before you leap. </p>
<p>Look on the bright side. </p>
<p>Love conquers all. </p>
<p>Love is blind. </p>
<p>Love makes the world go round. </p>
<p>Love sees no faults. </p>
<p>Love will find a way. </p>
<p>Make hay while the sun shines. </p>
<p>Many hands make light work. </p>
<p>Marry in haste, repent at leisure. </p>
<p>Mind your own business. </p>
<p>Mighty oaks, from little acorns grow. </p>
<p>Misery loves company. </p>
<p>Money doesn't grow on trees. </p>
<p>Money isn't everything. </p>
<p>Money makes the world go round. </p>
<p>Money talks. </p>
<p>More haste, less speed. </p>
<p>Music has charms to soothe the savage beast. </p>
<p>Necessity is the mother of invention. </p>
<p>Never judge a book by its cover. </p>
<p>Never judge from appearances. </p>
<p>Never look a gift horse in the mouth. </p>
<p>Never put off until tomorrow, what you can do today. </p>
<p>Never say die. </p>
<p>Never speak ill of the dead. </p>
<p>Never too late to learn. </p>
<p>Never too late to repent. </p>
<p>No man can serve two masters. </p>
<p>No man is an island. </p>
<p>No man is indispensable. </p>
<p>No news is good news. </p>
<p>No pain, no gain. </p>
<p>No rest for the wicked. </p>
<p>No time like the present. </p>
<p>Nothing is certain but death and taxes. </p>
<p>Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. </p>
<p>Nothing succeeds like success. </p>
<p>Nothing ventured, nothing gained. </p>
<p>Oil and water don't mix. </p>
<p>Old habits die hard. </p>
<p>One good turn deserves another. </p>
<p>One man's loss, is another man's gain. </p>
<p>One of these days, is <em>none </em>of these days. </p>
<p>Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. </p>
<p>Opportunity seldom knocks twice. </p>
<p>Out of sight, out of mind. </p>
<p>Out of the frying pan, into the fire. </p>
<p>Patience is a virtue. </p>
<p>People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. </p>
<p>Penny wise, pound foolish. </p>
<p>Possession is nine tenths of the law. </p>
<p>Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. </p>
<p>Practice makes perfect. </p>
<p>Practice what you preach. </p>
<p>Prevention is better than cure. </p>
<p>Pride comes before a fall. </p>
<p>Procrastination is the thief of time. </p>
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<p>Put your best foot forward. </p>
<p>Rats desert a sinking ship. </p>
<p>Robbing Peter to pay Paul. </p>
<p>Rome wasn't built in a day. </p>
<p>Seeing is believing. </p>
<p>Silence is golden. </p>
<p>Something is better than nothing. </p>
<p>Spare the rod, and spoil the child. </p>
<p>Speak not of my debts, unless you mean to pay them. </p>
<p>Speak when you are spoken to. </p>
<p>Still waters run deep. </p>
<p>Strike while the iron is hot. </p>
<p>Talk is cheap. </p>
<p>That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. </p>
<p>The Devil finds work for idle hands to do. </p>
<p>The best defense, is a good offense. </p>
<p>The best of friends must part. </p>
<p>The best things in life are free. </p>
<p>The bigger they are, the harder they fall. </p>
<p>The <em>boy </em>is father to the <em>man </em>. </p>
<p>The burnt child dreads the fire. </p>
<p>The cobbler always wears the worst shoes. </p>
<p>The darkest hour is just before the dawn. </p>
<p>The early bird catches the worm. </p>
<p>The exception proves the rule. </p>
<p>The first step is the hardest. </p>
<p>The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. </p>
<p>The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world. </p>
<p>The last straw breaks the camel's back. </p>
<p>The longest journey starts with a single step. </p>
<p>The love of money is the root of all evil. </p>
<p>The more you get, the more you want. </p>
<p>The pen is mightier than the sword. </p>
<p>The proof of the pudding is in the eating. </p>
<p>The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. </p>
<p>There are none so blind, as those who will not see. </p>
<p>There are two sides to every question. </p>
<p>There but for the grace of God, go I. </p>
<p>There is a time and a place for everything. </p>
<p>There is more than one way to skin a cat. </p>
<p>There is safety in numbers. </p>
<p>There's a black sheep in every flock. </p>
<p>There's always more fish in the sea. </p>
<p>There's no fool like an <em>old </em>fool. </p>
<p>There's no place like home. </p>
<p>There's no time like the present. </p>
<p>Things are not always what they seem. </p>
<p>Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it. </p>
<p>Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. </p>
<p>Those who sleep with dogs, will rise with fleas. </p>
<p>Time waits for no man. </p>
<p>Time cures all things. </p>
<p>Time flies. </p>
<p>Time is a great healer. </p>
<p>Time is money. </p>
<p>Today is the first day of the rest of your life. </p>
<p>Tomorrow is a new day. </p>
<p>Tomorrow never comes. </p>
<p>To be forewarned, is to be forearmed. </p>
<p>To err is human, to forgive divine. </p>
<p>To talk without thinking, is to shoot without aiming. </p>
<p>Too many cooks spoil the broth. </p>
<p>True love never grows old. </p>
<p>Truth is stranger than fiction. </p>
<p>Two heads are better than one. </p>
<p>Two is company, three is a crowd. </p>
<p>Two wrongs do not make a right. </p>
<p>United we stand, divided we fall. </p>
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<p><em>Variety </em>is the spice of life. </p>
<p>Virtue is its own reward. </p>
<p>Walls have ears. </p>
<p>War is death's feast. </p>
<p>Waste not, want not. </p>
<p>Went in one ear, and out the other. </p>
<p>When in Rome, do as the Romans do. </p>
<p>When the cat's away, the mice will play. </p>
<p>Where there's a will, there's a way. </p>
<p>Witches and harlots come out at night. </p>
<p>Worrying never did anyone any good. </p>
<p>You can bring a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink. </p>
<p>You can't get blood out of a stone. </p>
<p>You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs. </p>
<p>You can't make bricks without straw. </p>
<p>You can't please everyone. </p>
<p>You can't take it with you when you die. </p>
<p>You can't teach an old dog new tricks. </p>
<p>You can't win them all. </p>
<p>You cannot have it both ways. </p>
<p>You cannot unscramble eggs. </p>
<p>You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. </p>
<p>You don't get something for nothing. </p>
<p>Young men <em>may </em>die, old men <em>must </em>die. </p>
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