Proverbial Phrases Ipsum

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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. a little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the pierian spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again. a place for everything and everything in its place. do not cast your pearls before swine. do not cross the bridge till you come to it. do not meet troubles half-way. feed a cold and starve a fever. genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains. give a man rope enough and he will hang himself. haste makes waste. it is no use crying over spilt milk. let well alone. money does not grow on trees. neibor's sour curry is tasty. never let the sun go down on your anger. nothing ventured, nothing gained. one hand washes the other. the labourer is worthy of his hire. the only good indian is a dead indian. there are two sides to every question. there is safety in numbers. very good to meet you, my dear. waste not, want not. you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. you cannot have your cake and eat it..

'tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. a new broom sweeps clean, but an old one knows where the dirt is. a picture is worth a thousand words. all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. ask my companion if i be a thief. better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. can the ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. do not cast your pearls before swine. every jack has his jill. first impressions are the most lasting. it is better to give than to receive. it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. love will find a way. more haste, less speed. music has charms to soothe the savage breast. never cast a clout until may be out. right or wrong, my country. the apple never falls far from the tree. the child is the father of the man. the exception which proves the rule. the shoemaker's son always goes barefoot. there is an exception to every rule. there is no place like home. there is one born every minute. there is safety in numbers. third time is a charm. time will tell. to each his own. when the cat is away, the mice will play. you are what you eat..

A person is known by the company he keeps. a soft answer turneth away wrath. better late than never. better the devil you know than the devil you do not. doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom. east is east, and west is west. give a man rope enough and he will hang himself. half a loaf is better than no bread. he who laughs last laughs best. if life deals you lemons, make lemonade. keep your friends close and your enemies closer. nine tailors make a man. one good turn deserves another. possession is nine-tenths of the law. the best defence is a good offence. there is no such thing as a free lunch. time will tell..
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