English Proverbs list

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

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A man can't be hanged for his thoughts.

A man is known by the company he keeps.

All cats are gray in the dark.

All work and no play make Jack a dull body.

An apple a day keeps doctor away.

Cats hide their claws.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't count your chickens until they are hatched.

Don't judge a book by its cover.

Don't shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.

Fine feathers make fine birds.

Habbit is a second nature.

Half a loaf is better than none.

It's the little things in life that count.

Kindness brings happiness.

Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

Money spent on brain is never spent in vain.

Never swap horses crossing a stream.

Never write what you dare not sign.

No pain, no gain.

Old habbits die hard.

One swallow doesn't make a summer.

Soon ripe, soon rotten.

The darkest place is under the candlestick.

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

When flatterers meet, devil goes to dinner.

When the cat is away, the mice will play.

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