What is a proverb?

A proverb is a well-known saying that

gives practical advice about life.
MACMIILA !"LI#$ %IC&I'A()*
A saying + a well-known state,ent about
what often happens in life. - &o,orrow is
another day-. she said. repeating one of
her ,any sayings.
As the saying goes. - A proble, shared. is
a proble, halved. -
An adage + a well-known saying that says
so,ething about hu,an life
A student/s co,positon*
!very cloud has a silver lining
I think it is i,portant to look on the
bright side of everything. because I/ve
noticed it really works0 #o,eti,es it isn/t
easy 1 school is boring. you/re stressed
out and ti,e 2ies. you have no ti,e to
rela3. 4ut it could be ,uch worse. )ou
could be ho,eless or starving. #o,eone
else is in a harder situation than you are. I
often think of those things a lot and then
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feel bad because I5, so sel6sh . ,inding
,y own business. not helping anyone.
4ut I also feel better when I realise how
well I/, really doing. I have fa,ily.
friends. hobbies and things I love to do.
&here 7ust ,ight 7ust ,ight a lot of
wonderful things ahead of ,e if I 7ust
understood that I don/t have to worry
about everything. It is all about attitude.
isn/t it. !very cloud has a silver lining. it is
7ust a di8erent thing for di8erent people*
a bowl of rice for a starving child and the
chance to go to the cine,a for ,e who is
stressed out.

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As you sow. so you reap.
+ Mit; ih,inen kylv;;. sit; h;n ,y<s
niitt;;.
As you ,ake you bed. so you ,ust lie in
it.
+ iin ,akaa. kuin petaa.
=ractise what you preach.
+ #anoista tekoihin.
&he pot calls the kettle black.
+ =ata kattilaa soi,aa.
)ou can/t please everyone.
+ kaikkia ei voi ,iellytt;;.
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Cri,e never pays.
+ (ikos ei kannata.
$onesty is the best policy.
+ (ehellisyys kannattaa.
(evenge is sweet.
+ >osto on suloinen.
&ruth never perishes.
+ &otuus ei koskaan h;vi;.
4ad news travels fast.
+ paha kello kauas kuuluu.
It is not work that kills you but worry.
+ !i ty< tapa vaan huoli.
?ack of all trades and ,aster of none.
+ #e. 7oka osaa kaikkea. ei osaa oikein
,it;;n kunnolla.
&he shoe,aker/s son will go barefoot.
+ #uutarin lapsilla ei ole kenki;.
&wo captains sink a ship.
'ne funeral ,akes ,any.
#pare the rod and spoil the child.
o pain. no gain.
Like father like son.
Master of your own fate
+o,an onnensa sepp;
All that glitters isn/t gold.
4e worth its weight in gold.
It happens even in the best of ho,es.
!very cloud has a silver lining.
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Choose one of the proverbs and write a
co,position.
@or those who are intersested. there is a
long list of proverbs which you can study.
"o ahead0
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A:
&he =enguin %ictionary of !"LI#$
=('B!(4#
by (osalind @erguson
9. A4#!C!
1. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
2. Men are best loved furthest of.
3. Absence diminishes little passions and
increases great ones.
4. Far from ee! far from heart.
". #alt water and absence wash awa love.
$. Friends agree best at distance.
%. &ong absence changes a friend.
'. (hen the cat)s awa! the mice will pla.
*. (ell kens the mouse when the cat)s out of
the house.
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1+. ,e that fears ou present will hate ou
absent.
11. -he absent are alwas in the wrong.
12. .ever were the absent in the right.
13. -he absent part is alwas to blame.
14. /ut of sight! out of mind.
1". 0resent to the ee! present to the mind.
1$. 1nminded! unmoaned.
1%. &ong absent! soon forgotten.
1'. #eldom seen! soon forgotten.
A. A%B!(#I&)
1. Misfortunes come of themselves.
2. -rouble brings e2perience and e2perience
brings wisdom.
3. (oes unite foes.
4. 3t)s eas to bear the misfortunes of others.
". Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.
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$. 3ll luck is good for something.
%. Misfortunes 4nd their wa even on the
darkest night.
'. Misfortune arrives on horseback but departs
on foot.
*. Mischief comes b the pound and goes awa
b the ounce.
1+. Misfortunes never come singl.
11. 3t never rains but pours.
12. /f one ill come man.
13. &ightning never strikes twice in the same
place.
C. A%BIC!
1. 5ood counsel has no price.
2. 5ood counsel never comes too late.
3. (hen a thing is done! advice comes too late.
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4. (e ma give advice! but we cannot give
conduct.
". 6ounsel is no command.
$. -ake counsel onl of our own head.
%. #teer not after ever mariner)s direction.
'. -oo much consulting confounds.
*. &ike counsellor! like counsel.
1+. 3f ou wish good advice! consult an old
man.
11. .ight is the mother of counsel.
12. -he best advice is found on the pillow.
13. 6ounsels in wine seldom prosper.
14. 6ounsel over cups is cra7.
1". Advice whispered in the ear is not worth a
tare.
1$. Advice whispered is worthless.
1%. 3t is safer to hear and take counsel! than to
give it.
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1'. 3t is as hard to follow good advice as to give
it.
1*. 5ive neither counsel nor salt till ou are
asked for it.
2+. 8on)t teach our grandmother to suck
eggs.
21. .othing is given as freel as advice.
22. -he land is never void of counsellors.
23. 9achelors) wives and maids) children are
well taught.
24. ,e who has no children! brings them up
well.
D. AM4I&I'
1. Ambition makes people diligent.
2. ,e that stas in the valle! shall never act
over the hill.
3. .othing crave! nothing have.
4. .othing seek! nothing have.
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". -here)s alwas room at the top.
$. ,e who opens his heart to ambition closes it
to repose.
%. 8esire has no rest.
'. 9etter sit still than rise and fall.
*. ,ast climbers have sudden falls.
1+. ,igh places have their precipices.
11. 9etter be 4rst in a village than second at
:ome.
12. 9etter to be the head of a dog than the tail
of a lion.
E. A"!(
1. ,e that is angr is seldom at ease.
2. Anger punishes itself.
3. (rath killeth the foolish man.
4. Anger has no ees.
". (hen a man grows angr! his reason rides
out.
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$. Anger begins with foll and ends with
repentance.
%. (hen a man is angr! he cannot be in the
right.
'. As 4re is kindled b bellows! so is anger b
words.
*. Anger dies ;uickl with a good man.
1+. Anger is a short madness.
11. ,e who slowl gets angr keeps his anger
longer.
12. (hen angr! count a hundred.
13. Anger restrained is wisdom gained.
14. &et not the sun go upon our wrath.
F. A&ICI=A&I'
1. <2pectation is better than reali7ation.
2. 0rospect is often better than possession.
3. Fear of death is often worse than death itself.
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4. <aster so longed for is gone in a da.
". 3t is better to arrive hopefull than to arrive.
$. 8on)t count our chickens before the are
hatched.
%. 8on)t sell the skin till ou have caught the
bear.
'. First catch our hare.
*. .ever spend our mone before o have it.
1+. 8o not triumph before the victor.
11. -he opera isn)t over till the fat lad sings.
12. ,e laughs best who laughs last.
13. ,e who laughs last! laughs longest.
14. 9lessed is he who e2pects nothing! for he
shall never be disappointed =Ale2ander 0ope>.
1". -he une2pected alwas happens.
1$. .othing is certain but the unforeseen.
G. A==!A(AC!
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1. Appearances are deceptive.
2. -hings are not alwas what the seem.
3. All that glitters is not gold.
4. 3t is not the beard that makes the
philosopher.
". 0oison is poison though it comes in a golden
cup.
$. 8istance lends enchantment to the view
=-homas 6ampbell>.
%. 9lue are the farawa hills.
'. All clouds bring not rain.
*. #till waters run deep.
1+. ?ou can)t tell a book b its cover.
11. All are not thieves that dogs bark at.
H. A#>I"
1. ,e that cannot ask! cannot live.
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2. 9etter to ask the wa than go astra.
3. Ask and it shall be given ou =Matthew %@%>.
4. Ask a sill ;uestion and ou)ll get a sill
answer.
". .ever answer a ;uestion until it is asked.
$. Ask no ;uestions and hear no lies.
%. 3t is not ever ;uestion that deserves an
answer.
'. .ever refuse a good ofer.
I. AJ&$'(I&)
1. 3t is better to be the hammer than the anvil.
2. ,e who holds the thread holds the ball.
3. Mickle =much> power makes man enemies.
4. 0ower corrupts.
". 3f ou wish to know a man! give him
authorit.
$. Authorit shows the man.
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%. /ne must be a servant before one can be a
master.
'. #ervants make the worst masters.
*. ,e is not 4t to command others! that cannot
command himself.
1+. <ver man cannot be a master.
11. /ne master in a house is enough.
9K. 4A%!##
1. Mischief comes without calling for.
2. (eeds want no sowing.
3. ,e who does no good! does evil enough.
4. ,e that lives not well one ear! sorrows
seven after.
". ,e that has done ill once! will do it again.
$. A wicked man is his own hell.
%. 3t is a wicked world! and we make part of it.
'. -he end Austi4es the means.
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*. -wo wrongs do not make a right.
99. 4!AJ&)
1. 9eaut is onl skinBdeep.
2. 9eaut is onl one laer =Capanese proverb>.
3. 9eaut opens locked doors.
4. 9eaut is elo;uent even when silent.
". 9eaut and foll go often in compan.
$. A good face is a letter of recommendation.
%. All cats are gre in the dark.
'. 5oodness is better than beaut.
*. 5ood fame is better than a good face.
1+. 9eaut won)t make the pot boil.
11. 9eaut is no inheritance.
12. 9eaut is potent but mone is omnipotent.
13. 9eaut fades like a Dower.
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14. 9eaut is but a blossom.
1". -he fairest Dowers soonest fade.
1$. 9eaut is in the ee of the beholder.
1%. ,ealth and gaiet foster beaut.
1'. 9eaut and wealth create beaut.
1*. -he Ao of the heart makes the face fair.
9A. 4!"II"#
1. <verthing must have a beginning.
2. 9eginning has its seed.
3. .o root! no fruit.
4. :ivers need a spring.
". First impressions are the most lasting.
$. <ver beginning is hard.
%. -he 4rst step is the hardest.
'. A good beginning makes a good ending.
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*. #uch beginning! such end.
1+. (ell begun is half done.
11. .o good building without a good
foundation.
9C. 4!LI!BI"
1. (e soon believe what we desire.
2. #eeing is believing.
3. ,e can who believes he can.
4. Men have greater faith in those things which
the do not understand.
". Faith will move mountains.
$. -hinking is ver far from knowing.
%. -he more one knows! the less one believes.
'. ,e that knows nothing! doubts nothing.
*. ,e that nothing ;uestions! nothing learns.
9D. 4'(('WI"
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1. 9etter bu than borrow.
2. 9etter go to bed supperless than to rise in
debt.
3. 8ebt is the worst povert.
4. A man in debt is caught in a net.
". 8ebt is an evil conscience.
$. -he borrower is servant to the lender.
%. 9orrowed things will home again.
'. /nce paid! never craved.
9E. 4(!!%I"
1. 6ivilit costs nothing.
2. Manners maketh man.
3. 9reeding and mone make a gentleman.
4. 8o not cast our pearls before swine.
". -he more noble! the more humble.
$. Eirtue is the onl true nobilit.
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9G. C$A"!
1. A change is as good as a rest.
2. 6hange brings life.
3. Eariet is the spice of life.
4. 9etter the devil ou know than the devil ou
don)t know.
". A rolling stone gathers no moss.
$. A new broom sweeps clean.
%. .ew lords! new laws.
'. -imes change and we with them.
*. /ne cannot put back the clock.
1+. 0aul)s will not alwas stand. =#t 0aul)s
6athedral in &ondon>
11. -here is nothing permanent e2cept change.
12. /ld shoes are easiest.
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13. 0reserve the old! but know the new
=6hinese proverb>.
14. -here is nothing new under the sun.
9H. C$A(AC&!(
1. <agles do not breed doves.
2. -he apple never falls far from the tree.
3. 9lood will tell.
4. -he leopard cannot change his spots.
". An ape)s an ape! a varlet)s a varlet! though
the be clad in silk or scarlet.
9I. C$IL%(!
1. ,e that has no children knows not what is
love.
2. 6hildren are poor men)s riches.
3. ,app is he that is happ in his children.
4. A little child weighs on our knee! a big one
on our heart.
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". 6hildren are certain cares! but uncertain
comforts.
$. (hat children hear at home! soon Dies
abroad.
%. 6hildren pick up words as pigeons peas! and
utter them again as 5od shall please.
'. 9os will be bos.
*. 6hildren should be seen and not heard.
1+. (hen children stand ;uiet! the have done
some ill.
AA. C$''#I"
1. ?ou cannot have it both was.
2. ?ou cannot have our cake and eat it.
3. A door must either be shut or open.
4. /f two evils choose the less.
AA. C'MM!(C!
1. Ask much to have a little.
2. At a good bargain! think twice.
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3. 9usiness is commerce.
4. -he customer is alwas right.
". 5ood ware makes good markets.
$. 0leasing ware is half sold.
AC. C'M=A)
1. -wo is compan! three is none.
2. -he compan makes the feast.
3. 5ood compan upon the road is the shortest
cut.
4. 9etter be alone than in bad comapn.
". A man is known b his friends.
$. As a man is! so is his compan.
AD. C'C!I&
1. Men love to hear well of themselves.
2. -he can do least who boast loudest.
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3. 5reat braggers! little doers.
4. 5reat boast! small roast.
". 8on)t hide our light under a bushel.
AE. C'@'(MI&)
1. (hen in :ome! do as the :omans do.
2. /ne must howl with the wolves.
3. 3t is ill striving against the stream.
4. 3f ou cant beat Fem! Aoin Fem.
". 9etter bend than break.
$. #a as men sa! but think to ourself.
%. 8o as most men do! then most men will
speak well of ou.
AF. C'#CI!C!
1. A guilt conscience needs no accuser.
2. A guilt conscience feels continual fear.
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3. 6onscience does make cowards of us all =(.
#hakespeare! ,enr E3>.
4. ,e that commits a fault! thinks everone
speaks of it.
". A clear conscience fears no false
accusations.
$. A ;uiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
%. A good conscience makes an eas couch.
'. A good conscience is a soft pillow.
*. <ver one is held to be innocent until he is
proved guilt.
AG. C'&!M=&
1. 6ontempt pierces even through the shell of a
tortoise.
2. Man can bear adversit! but few contempt.
3. ,e that respects not is not respected.
AH. C'&!&M!&
1. 6ontent is all.
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2. 6ontent is more than a kingdom.
3. 6ontent is happiness.
4. ,e is not rich that possesses much! but he
that is content with what he has.
". 6ontent lodges oftener in cottages than
palaces.
$. ,e is at ease that has enough.
%. More than enough is too much.
'. -he greatest wealth is contentment with a
little.
*. A wise man cares not for what he cannot
have.
1+. .o man is content with his lot.
11. -he grass is alwas greener on the other
side of the fence.
12. -he apples on the other side of the wall are
the sweetest.
AI. C'((J=&I'
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1. -he rotten apple inAures its neighbours.
2. 0ower corrupts.
3. (hat cannot gold doG
4. <ver man has his price.
". #how me the man and 3)ll show ou the law.
$. &ittle thieves are hanged! but great ones
escape.
C9. C'J(A"!
1. A bold heart is half the battle.
2. Fortune favours the bold.
3. 5reat things are done more through courage
than through wisdom.
4. A brave arm makes a short sword long.
". -o a brave and faithful man nothing is
diHcult.
$. ,ares ma pull dead lions b the beard.
%. <ver dog is a lion at home.
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CA. C'WA(%IC!
1. 6owards die man times before their deaths
=(illiam #hakespeareI Culius 6aesar>.
2. ,e that forecasts all perils! will never sail the
sea.
3. 3t is better to be a coward for a minute than
dead for the rest of our life.
4. A bull is alwas a coward.
CC. C(IM!
1. 0overt is the mother of crime.
2. -he more laws! the more ofenders.
3. 6rime does not pa.
4. ,e that will steal an egg! will steal an o2.
CD. C(I&ICI#M
1. Cudge not! that e be not Audged =Matthew
%@1>.
2. &ive and let live.
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3. -he pot calls the kettle black.
CF. CJI"
1. 6unning surpasses strength.
2. An old fo2 is not easil snared.
CG. %A"!(
1. Far from home! near th harm.
2. .o safe wading in an unknown water.
3. .othing ventured! nothing gained.
4. ,e that is afraid to shake the dice will never
throw a si2.
". 8on)t go near the water until ou learn how
to swim.
$. 9e not too bold with our biggers or betters.
%. 3f ou pla with 4re ou get burnt.
CI. %!A&$
1. All men are mortal.
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2. All men must die.
3. 8eath is sure to all.
4. .othing is sure but death and ta2es.
". 8eath keeps no calendar.
$. 8eath surprises us in the midst of our hopes.
%. 8eath is a remed for all ills.
'. 8eath is the poor man)s best phsician.
*. &ook upon death as a going home =6hinese
proverb>.
1+. -here is but one wa to enter this life! but
the gates of death are without number.
11. -he best go 4rst.
12. (hom the gods love die oung.
13. -he good die oung.
14. 8eath is the great leveller.
1". #i2 feet of earth make all men e;ual.
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1$. -he end makes all e;ual.
1%. .ever speak ill of the dead.
1'. (e must live b the living! not b the dead.
DK. %!C!I&
1. /ne lie makes man.
2. ,e that once deceives! is ever suspected.
3. 6heats never prosper.
4. 9etter a lie that heals than a truth that
wounds.
". A liar should have a good memor.
$. ?ou can)t kid a kidder.
D9. %!!%#
1. 9 his deeds we know a man =African
proverb>.
2. Action speaks louder than words.
3. 8eeds are fruits! words are but leaves.
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4. A man of words and not of deeds! is like a
garden full of weeds.
". 8oing is better than saing.
$. -he shortest answer is doing.
%. -he greatest talkers are the least doers.
'. -here is a great diference between a word
and a deed.
*. #aing and doing are two things.
1+. #aing is one thing and doing another.
11. <asier said than done.
12. A good deed is never lost.
13. /ld sins cast long shadows.
DC. %!LA)
1. -ime lost cannot be recalled.
2. .ever put of till tomorrow what ou can do
toda.
3. /ne hour toda is worth two tomorrow.
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4. /ne toda is worth two tomorrows.
". -omorrow never comes.
$. #ooner begun! sooner done.
%. .o time like the present.
DD. %!#!(BI"
1. -he deed comes back upon the doer.
2. #uch answer as man gives! such will he get.
3. /ne ill word asks another.
DE. %!#&I)
1. .o Ding from fate.
2. (hat must be! must be.
DG. %I@@!(!C!#
1. 3t takes all sorts to make a world.
2. All things 4t not all persons.
3. <ver man after his fashion.
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4. #o man men! so man opinions.
". -here)s no accounting for tastes.
$. -here)s no disputing about tastes.
%. <ver one to his taste.
'. 3f one will not! another will.
*. 3f minds were alike goods would age in the
shops =Arabic proverb>.
1+. ?ou can)t please everone.
11. ,e that all men will please shall never 4nd
ease.
12. .ot 5od above gets all men)s love.
13. All roads lead to :ome.
DH. %ILI"!C!
1. 3f a Aob)s worth doing! it)s worth doing well.
2. 8iligence is the mother of good fortune.
3. 8iligence makes an e2pert workman.
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4. 8iligence is a great teacher.
". &ice do not bite bus men.
$. &abour overcomes all things.
%. .o bees! no hone! no work! no mone.
'. -hat which is well done is twice done.
*. .o sweet without sweat.
1+. .o pains! no gains.
11. ?ou don)t get something for nothing.
12. ,e that would have the fruit! must climb
the tree.
13. -here are onl twentBfour hours in the da.
14. 3f ou run after two hares! ou will catch
neither.
1". -he workman is known b his work.
1$. ?ou never know what ou can do till ou tr.
DI. %I#CI=LI!
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1. #pare the rod and spoil the child.
EK. %(!##
1. 5ood clothes open all doors.
2. Fine feathers make 4ne birds.
3. 6lothes do not make the man.
E9. %(I>I"
1. (hen the wine is in! the wit is out.
2. -here is truth in wine =3n vino veritas>.
3. (hat soberness conceals! drunkenness
reveals.
4. (hen wine sinks! words swim.
". (ine is the best broom for troubles.
$. A good drink makes the old oung.
%. (ine makes old wives wenches.
'. 9acchus has drowned more men than
.eptune.
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*. -here is a devil in ever berr of the grape.
1+. -he 4rst glass for thirst! the second for
nourishment! the third for pleasure! and the
fourth for madness.
11. (ine and wenches empt men)s purses.
12. 8rink onl with the duck. =-he advice is to
drink onl waterJ>
13. <at at pleasure! drink b measure.
14. 6lothe thee warm! eat little! drink enough!
and thou shalt live.
EA. !A(LI!##
1. -he earl bird catches the worm.
2. -he cow that)s 4rst up! gets the 4rst of the
dew.
3. ,e that comes 4rst to the hill! ma sit where
he will.
4. First come! 4rst served.
". <arl to bed and earl to rise! makes a man
health! wealth and wise.
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$. An hour in the morning is worth two in the
evening.
EC. !A&I"
1. An arm marches on its stomach.
2. -he bell carries the legs.
3. -he wa to a man)s heart is through his
stomach.
4. Man cannot live b bread alone.
". -he ee is bigger than the bell.
$. An appleBpie without some cheese is like a
kiss without a s;uee7e.
%. <at to live and live to eat.
'. <at at pleasure! drink b measure.
*. An apple a da keeps the doctor awa.
ED. !%JCA&I'
1. &earn not and know not.
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2. -here is no roal road to learning.
3. (hat we 4rst learn! we best can.
4. .ever too late to learn.
". 3n ever art! it is good to have a master.
EE. !%I"#
1. -he end crowns the work.
2. All)s well that ends well.
3. <verthing has an end.
4. All good things must come to an end.
". -he best of friends must part.
EF. !%J(AC!
1. ,e con;uers who endures.
2. (hat can)t be cured! must be endured.
EG. !!MI!#
1. -here)s no little enem.
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2. /ne enem can do more hurt than ten
friends can do good.
3. /ne enem is too man! and a hundred
friends too few.
4. A secret foe gives a sudden blow.
". Make our enem our friend.
$. #peak well of our friend! of our enem sa
nothing.
%. -he onl good 3ndian is a dead 3ndian.
'. -rust not a new friend nor an old enem.
EH. !"LA%
1. -he <nglish have one hundred religions! but
onl one sauce.
2. An <nglishman)s home is his castle.
3. /ne <nglishman can beat three Frenchmen.
4. ?orkshire born and ?orkshire bred! strong in
the arm and weak in the head.
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". (hen a man is tired of &ondon! he is tired of
life.
$. -he streets of &ondon are paved with gold.
EI. !B)
1. <nv eats nothing but its own heart.
2. <nv shoots at others and wounds herself.
3. .othing sharpens sight like env.
4. ,e who envies admits his inferiorit.
". <nv never enrichened an man.
$. /ne potter envies another =-his implies that
ever man envies potential rivals within his
own 4eld>.
FK. !LJALI&)
1. At a round table! there)s no dispute of place.
2. ?ou a lad! 3 a lad! who will milk the cowG
3. (e are all Adam)s children.
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4. 9efore 5od and busBconductor we are all
e;ual.
". 3n church! in an inn! and in coHn! all men are
e;ual.
$. -he sun shines upon all alike.
%. -he rain falls on ever roof.
'. ,uman blood is all of a colour.
F9. !MAM=L!
1. 0ractise what ou preach.
2. ,e preaches well that lives well.
3. 8o as 3 sa! not as 3 do.
4. 8o unto others as ou would the should do
unto ou =&uke $@31>.
FA. !M=!(I!C!
1. <2perience is the mother of wisdom.
2. <2perience is good! if not bought too dear.
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3. Knowledge without practice makes but half
an artist.
4. <2perience is a precious gift! onl given a
man when his hair is gone.
". <2perience is the best teacher.
$. &ive and learn.
%. 3n doing we learn.
'. Failure teaches success.
*. (ise men learn b other men)s harms! fools!
b their own.
FC. !)!#
1. -he ees are the window of the
soulLheartLmind.
2. #eeing is believing.
3. Keep our mouth shut and our ees open.
FD. @AM!
1. Fame is but the breath of the people.
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2. A good name is a rich heritage.
3. A good name is sooner lost than won.
4. ,e that has lost his credit is dead to the
world.
FF. @!A(
1. :iches bring care and fears.
2. Fear gives wings.
3. Fear has a ;uick ear.
4. Fear has magnifing ees.
". Fear is a great inventor.
$. Fear is the prison of heart.
FI. @''LI#$!##
1. 6hildren and fools have merr lives.
2. Fortune favours fools.
3. -he world is full of fools.
4. (e have all been fools once in our lives.
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". &ittle things please little minds.
$. A wise man changes his mind! a fool never.
%. 6hildren and fools cannot lie.
'. <mpt vessels make the greatest sound.
*. (ise men silent! fools talk.
GK. @'(!#I"$&
1. ,e is wise who looks ahead.
2. 0revention is better than cure.
3. Forewarned is forearmed.
4. Forethought is eas! repentance hard.
". 3n fair weather prepare for foul.
G9. @'("IB!!##
1. -he noblest vengeance is to forgive.
2. -o err is human! to forgive divine.
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3. 0ardon one ofence and ou encourage
man.
4. &et bgones be bgones.
". Forgive and forget.
$. (ink at small faults.
GA. @riends
1. 3t)s merr when friends meet.
2. ,e that ceases to be a friend! never was a
good one.
3. All are not friends that speak us fair.
4. 3t is good to have some friends both in
heaven and hell.
". A friend in need is a friend indeed.
$. :eal friendship does not free7e in winter.
%. A good friend never ofends.
'. A true friend is the best possession.
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*. ,e is a good friend that speaks well of us
behind our backs.
1+. 9ooks and friends should be few but good.
11. -r our friend before ou trust.
12. A hedge between keeps friendship green.
13. Friendship is a plant which must be often
watered.
14. A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.
GC. "AI
1. .o pains! no gains.
2. /ne man)s loss is another man)s gain.
3. ?ou cannot lose what ou never had.
GG. "'%
1. ,eaven takes care of children! sailors! and
drunken men.
2. 5od helps them that help themselves.
GH. "''%!##
4%
1. Eirtue is the beaut of the mind.
2. 5oodness is better than beaut.
3. A good heart con;uers ill fortune.
4. -he die well that live well.
". Eirtue never grows old.
$. 3t)s not how long! but how well we live.
%. 3t is good to be good in our time! for ou
know not how long it will last.
'. A house is a 4ne house when good folks are
within.
GI. "'##I=
1. -here)s no smoke without 4re.
2. (alls have ears.
3. ,e that is a blab is a scab.
HK. "(A&I&J%!
4'
1. 8o not foract little kindnesses and do not
remember small faults.
2. .ever look a gift horse in the mouth.
3. 9eggars can)t be choosers.
4. #omething is better than nothing.
". ,e is an ill guest that never drinks to his
host.
H9. "(!A&!##
1. 5reat wings blow upon high hills.
2. ,e sits not sure that sits too high.
3. 5reat men have great faults.
4. <agles don)t catch Dies. =-he implication is
that the great do not concern themselves with
trivial mattersJ>
". -here would be no great ones if there were
no little ones.
$. From small beginnings come great things.
HA. "(!!%
4*
1. Appetite comes with eating.
2. -he more ou get! the more ou want.
3. Much would have more.
4. 5rasp all! lose all.
". 9eggars) bags are bottomless.
HC. $A4I&
1. ,abit is a second nature.
2. /ld habits die hard.
HD. $A==I!##
1. 6ontent is happiness.
2. ,app is she who marries the son of a dead
mother.
3. #adness and gladness succeed each other.
4. All happiness is in the mind.
". 0leasant hours D past.
$. &augh and grow fat.
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%. /ne Ao scatters a hundred griefs.
'. &aughter is the best medicine.
*. /ne da of pleasure is worth two of sorrow.
1+. Co and sorrow are ne2t door neighbours.
11. &augh before breakfast! ou)ll cr before
supper.
12. All good things come to an end.
HE. $A#&!
1. ,aste makes waste.
2. ,ast work! double work.
3. 5ood and ;uickl seldom meet.
4. Make haste slowl.
". -here is luck in leisure.
$. &ove not at the 4rst look.
%. First think! then speak.
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'. &ook before ou leap. =0arempi katsoa kuin
katua>.
*. #oft pace goes far. =,ilAaa hvM tulee>.
HF. $A&(!%
1. &ove and hate are blood relations.
2. ,e that cannot hate cannot love.
3. /ld hate never wearies.
HG. $!AL&$
1. ,ealth and mone go far.
2. ,ealth is better than wealth.
3. ,ealth is not valued till sickness comes.
4. -he head and feet keep warm! the rest will
take no harm.
". <arl to bed and earl to rise! makes the
man health! wealth and wise.
$. An apple a da keeps the doctor awa.
%. A creaking gate hangs longest.
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'. -he best doctors are 8r. 8iet! 8r. Nuiet and
8r. Merrman.
HH. $!L=I"
1. All is not at hand that helps.
2. Man hands make light work.
3. -wo heads are better than none.
4. Four ees see more than two.
". -oo man cooks spoil the broth.
$. #low help is no help.
%. #cratch m back and 3)ll scratch ours.
HI. $'!#&)
1. ,onest is the best polic. =:ehelliss maan
perii>.
2. 0lain dealing is best.
3. 9etter beg than steal.
4. ,onest is a 4ne AewelI but much out of
fashion.
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I9. $'=!
1. ,ope is the poor man)s bread.
2. 3f it were not for hope! the heart would break.
3. ,ope keeps man alive.
4. 5reat hopes make great men.
". 3n the land of hope there is never an winter.
$. A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
%. -oo much hope deceives.
'. ,ope for the best =and prepare for the
worst>.
*. (hile there)s life there)s hope.
1+. -omorrow is another da.
IA. $'#=I&ALI&)
1. 3f a man receives no guests at home! when
abroad he)ll have no hosts.
2. A constant guest is never welcome.
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3. Fish and guests smell in three das.
4. An unbidden guest knows not where to sit.
". (ho comes uncalled! sits unserved.
IC. $J"!(
1. ,unger 4nds no fault with the cooker.
2. ,unger is the best sauce.
3. A hungr man is an angr man.
4. ,unger is stronger than love.
". ,unger breaks stone walls.
ID. $)='C(I#)
1. #peak fair and think what ou will.
2. -he cat and dog ma kiss! et are none the
better friends.
3. Man kiss the hand the wish cut of.
4. Fine words dress ill deeds.
". Man a one sas well that thinks ill.
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$. All are not friends that speak us fair.
IE. I%L!!##
1. -he devil 4nds work for idle hands to do.
2. 3dleness is the root of all evil.
3. -he must hunger is frost that will not work
in heat.
4. 3dle folks lack no e2cuses.
IF. I"'(AC!
1. ,e that knows nothing! doubts nothing.
2. (hat the ee doesn)t see! the heart doesn)t
grieve over.
3. (hat ou don)t know can)t hurt ou.
IG. IM=!(@!C&I'
1. <ver man has his faults.
2. ,e is lifeless that is faultless.
3. .o man is infallible.
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4. -o err is human.
". <ven ,omer sometimes nods. =Eiisaskin
menee Aoskus vipuun>.
$. <ver man has his weak side.
%. .o living man all things can.
'. .othing so good but it might have been
better.
*. .o garden without its weeds.
1+. .o rose without a thorn.
11. .o summer! but has its winter.
12. .o land without stones! or meat without
bones.
II. ILJI#I&IB!!##
1. &isteners never hear good of themselves.
2. Mind our own business.
3. Ask no ;uestions and hear no lies.
4. <ver man knows his own business best.
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9KK. ?J#&IC!
1. -here)s one law for the rich! and another for
the poor.
2. ,ear all parties.
3. -here are two sides to ever ;uestion.
4. <ver medal has its reverse. =Cokaisella
asialla on kMMntOpuolensa>.
". #hare and share alike.
9K9. >I%!##
1. ,one catches more Dies than vinegar.
2. Kind hearts are soonest wronged.
3. Kindness comes of will.
4. A good word costs no more than a bad one.
9KA. >'WL!%"!
1. ,e that nothing ;uestions! nothing learns.
2. ,e that travels far! knows much.
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3. Knowledge is power.
4. (ith &atin! a horse! and mone! ou ma
travel the world. =&atin P learning>.
9KC. LA&!!##
1. ,e that rises late! must trot all da.
2. 9etter late than never.
3. .ever too late to learn.
9KD. LAW
1. .ew lords! new laws.
2. -he more laws! the more ofenders.
3. 5o to law for a sheep and lose a cow.
4. <ver one is held to be innocent until he is
proved ;uilt.
". #o man countries! so man customs.
$. <ver land has its own law.
9KE. L!%I"
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1. &end onl that which ou can aford to lose.
2. &end sitting and ou will run to collect.
3. &end our mone and lose our friend.
4. &end and lose! so pla fools.
9KH. LI>!LI$''%
1. 0ossibilities are in4nite.
2. 0igs might D! if the had wings. L 0igs ma
D! but the are ver unlikel birds.
3. 3f the sk falls we shall catch larks.
4. 3f m aunt had been a man! she)d have been
m uncle.
". -he age of miracles is past.
$. .othing is impossible to a willing heart.
%. A man cannot be in two places at once.
'. .othing comes of nothing. =-hAMstM on paha
nhAMstM>.
9KI. L'B!
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1. &ove is blind.
2. 3f Cack)s in love! he)s no Audge of Cill)s beaut.
3. &ove sees no faults.
4. &ove is without reason.
". /ne cannot love and be wise.
$. &ove makes the world go round.
%. &ove will 4nd a wa.
'. &ove will go through stone walls.
*. /ld love does not rust.
1+. -rue love never grows old.
11. .ever rel on love or the weather.
12. &ove is a sweet torment.
13. (hen love puts in! friendship is gone.
14. &ove is not found in the market.
1". All is fair in love and war. =#odassa Aa
rakkaudessa kaikki on sallittua>.
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1$. &ove me! love m dog.
1%. ,e that would the daughter win! must with
the mother 4rst begin.
1'. &overs) ;uarrels are soon mended.
1*. (hen povert comes in at the door! love
Dies out of the window.
99K. L')AL&)
1. .o man can serve two masters.
2. :ats desert a sinking ship.
3. ?ou cannot run with the hare and hunt with
the hounds.
999. @'(&J!
1. A blind man ma sometimes hit the mark.
2. ?ou never know our luck.
3. Fortune is made of glass.
4. =3t is> 9etter =to be> born luck than rich.
". 5reat fortune brings with it great misfortune.
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$. 3f anthing can go wrong! it will.
%. -he bread never falls but on its buttered
side.
'. A cat has nine lives.
*. Fortune favours those who use their
Audgment.
1+. Fortune knocks once at least at ever man)s
gate.
11. <ver dog has his da.
99C. MA((IA"!
1. A man without a wife is but half a man.
2. Advise none to marr or go to war.
3. A good wife and health is a man)s best
wealth.
4. Matrimon is a school in which one learns too
late.
". Marriage is a lotter.
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$. Marriages are made in heaven.
%. (ives must be had! be the good or bad.
'. .ever marr for mone! e)ll borrow it
cheaper.
*. A oung maid married to an old man is like a
new house thatched with old straw.
1+. Marr our like.
11. A good husband makes a good wife. = A
good wife makes makes a good husband>.
12. -he wife is the ke of the house.
13. A deaf husband and a blind wife are alwas
a happ couple.
14. 3t)s a good horse that never stumbles! and a
good wife that never grumbles.
1". Marriage is the tomb of love.
1$. &ove is a Dower which turns into fruit a
marriage.
99D. MI%
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1. -hought is free.
2. -he rope has never been made that binds
thoughts.
3. :eason rules all things.
99F. M'%!(A&I'
1. Moderation in all things =Kohtuus kaikessa>.
2. Measure is treasure.
3. #afet lies in the middle course.
4. ?ou can have too much of a good thing.
". 3f in e2cess even nectar is poison.
$. <2tremes are dangerous.
9AK. !C!##I&)
1. .ecessit knows no law =,MtM ei lue lakia>.
2. .ecessit breaks iron.
3. .ecessit is the mother of invention.
9A9. !I"$4'J(#
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1. .o one is rich enough to do without his
neighbour.
2. A near neighbour is better than a farBdwelling
kinsman.
3. 5ood fences make good neighbours.
9AA. !W#
1. .o news is good news.
2. 9ad news travels fast.
3. 3ll news comes unsent forLnever comes too
late.
9AC. '4!%I!C!
1. 8o as 3 sa! not as 3 do.
2. Forbidden fruit is sweet.
9AE. 'L% =!'=L!
1. An old man)s saings are seldom untrue.
2. ?ears know more than books.
3. .o plaing with a straw before an old cat.
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4. ?ou can)t teach an old dog new tricks.
". /ld age comes stealing on.
$. -he that live longest! must die at last.
9AF. '=='(&JI&)
1. /pportunit seldom knocks twice.
2. #trike while the iron is hot. =-ao kun rauta on
kuumaa>.
3. 5ather e rosebuds while e ma.
4. -ime and tide wait for no man =/ta
tilaisuudesta vaarin>.
". &ife is short and time is swift.
$. (hen fortune smiles! embrace her.
9AG. '=&IMI#M
1. &ook on the bright side.
2. (hen one door shuts! another opens.
3. -here are as good 4sh in the sea as ever
came out of it.
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4. ,e that falls toda ma rise tomorrow.
". -he darkest hour is that before the dawn.
$. 6loud mornings turn to clear afternoons.
%. <ver cloud has a silver lining.
'. .o great loss but =without> small pro4t.
9AH. =A(!&#
1. &ike father! like son. L &ike mother! like
daughter.
2. -here)s onl one prett child in the world!
and ever mother has it.
9AI. =A##I'
1. .ever do things b halves.
2. ,e free7es who does not burn.
9CK. =A&I!C!
1. <verthing comes to him who waits.
2. &ong looked for comes at last.
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3. 9e still! and have th will.
4. 0atience is a remed for ever grief.
". A watched pot never boils.
$. An oak is not felled at one stroke.
%. All things are diHcult before the are eas.
'. (e must learn to walk before we can run.
9CA. =!AC!
1. 3f ou want peace! ou must prepare for war.
9CC. =!'=L! A% =LAC!#
1. #ee .aples and die =.MhdM .apoli Aa kuolla>.
2. An <nglishman is never happ but when he is
miserable! a #cotchman never at home but
when he is abroad! and an 3rishman never at
peace but when he)s 4ghting.
9CD. =!(#!B!(AC!
1. #low but sure wins the race =,ilAaa hvM
tulee>.
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2. -he tortoise wins the race while the hare is
sleeping.
3. -he best things are hard to come b.
4. &ittle strokes fell great oaks.
9CE. ='##!##I'
1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
=0arempi p pivossa kuin kmmenen oksalla>.
9CF. ='B!(&)
1. (hen povert comes in at the door! love Dies
out of the window.
2. &ittle wealth! little care.
3. (here nothing is! a little does ease.
4. 0overt is the mother of crime.
". -he poorer one is! the more devils one
meets.
$. 9etter beg than steal.
9CG. =(AI#!
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1. 0raise is alwas pleasant.
2. .o man is indispensable.
3. -he best of men are but men at best.
4. :emember ou are not but a man.
9CI. =('MI#!#
1. <gos and oaths are easil broken.
2. 0romises are either broken or kept.
3. (ords are but wind.
4. 0romises are like pieBcrust! made to be
broken.
". A man apt to promise! is apt to forget.
9DK. =('B!(4#
1. A good ma2im is never out of season.
2. 6ommon proverb seldom lies.
3. 0roverbs are the wisdom of the streets.
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4. (ise men make proverbs and fools repeat
them.
". -ime passes awa! but saings remain.
9D9. LJA((!LLI"
1. 3t takes to make a ;uarrel.
2. 8ivide and rule.
3. 1nited we stand! divided we fall.
4. 9irds in their little nests agree.
". 9 scratching and biting! cats and dogs
come together.
$. -he diference is wide that the street will not
decide.
9DA. (!"(!&
1. (hat)s done cannot be undone.
2. 3t is too late to call back esterda.
3. -hings past cannot be recalled.
4. 3t is no use cring over spilt milk.
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". (in or lose! never regret.
$. 3t is eas to be wise after the event.
%. 3f things were to be done twice! all would be
wise.
'. .ever too late to repent.
9DC. (!LA&I'#
1. 9lood is thicker than water.
2. 8o no business with a kinsman.
3. -here)s a black sheep in ever Dock.
4. 6harit begins at home.
". 3t is an ill bird that fouls its own nest =/maa
pesMM ei kannata liata>.
$. 8on)t wash our dirt linen in public
=&ikapkkiM ei pidM puiman Aulkisuudessa>.
9DD. (!LI"I'
1. -he road to hell is paved with good
intentions.
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2. #ome are atheists onl in fair weather.
9DE. (!M!%I!#
1. -here is a remed for all things but death.
2. Adapt the remed to the disease.
3. 3f ou don)t like the heat! get out of the
kitchen.
4. -he remed ma be worse than the disease.
9DG. (!#='#I4ILI&)
1. <ver man is the architect of his own fortune
=Cokainen on oman onnensa seppM>.
2. <ver tub must stand on its own bottom.
3. As ou make our bed! so ou must lie on it.
4. As ou sow! so ou reap =.iin niittMM kuin
klvMM>.
". 3t takes two to tango.
$. <verbod)s business is nobod)s business.
%. A bad workman alwas blames his tools.
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'. -he absent part is alwas to blame.
9DH. (!B!"!
1. 9lood will have blood.
2. -he noblest vengeance is to forgive.
3. :evenge never repairs an inAur.
4. :evenge is sweet.
". An ee for an ee! and a tooth for a tooth.
9EK. #AC(I@IC!
1. ?ou can)t make an omelette without breaking
eggs.
2. Eenture a small 4sh to catch a great one.
3. &ose a leg rather than a life.
9E9. #A@!&)
1. ,e that never climbed never fell.
2. 9etter be safe than sorr =0arempi katsoa
kuin katua>@
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3. 3t is best to be on the safe side.
4. 8on)t put all our eggs in one basket.
9EC. #!L@
1. 5od helps them that help themselves.
2. #elfBpreservation is the 4rst law of nature.
3. ,e is the slave of the greatest slave! who
serves nothing but himself.
4. 3f ou want a thing well done! do it ourself.
". /ur own opinion is never wrong.
$. Men are blind in their own cause.
%. .o one ought to be Audge in his own cause.
'. <ver one thinks his sack heaviest.
9ED. #!(BA&#
1. /ne must be a servant before one can be a
master.
9EE. #$AM!
1. (hen an ass kicks ou! never tell it.
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2. 9etter die with honour than live with shame.
9EF. #IL!C!
1. #ilence is golden.
2. A still tongue makes a wise head.
3. #ilence catches a mouse.
4. #peech is silver! silence is golden.
". #till waters run deep.
9EG. #IMILA(I&)
1. &ike father! like son.
2. 5reat minds think alike.
3. 9irds of a feather Dock together =Eakka
kantensa valitsee>.
9EH. #>ILL
1. -here is an art even in roasting apples.
2. 5reat strokes make not sweet music.
3. -he best carpenter makes the fewest ships.
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9EI. #L!!=
1. 3n dreams and in love nothing is impossible.
9FK. #MALL &$I"#
1. -he best things come in small packages.
2. #mall is beautiful.
3. &ittle 4sh are sweet.
4. Man drops make a shower.
". &ittle and often 4lls the purse.
$. #traws show which wa the wind blows.
%. Men are not to be measured b inches.
9F9. #'LI&J%!
1. 9etter be alone than in bad compan.
2. ,e travels fastest who travels alone.
3. A crowd is not compan.
9FA. #'(('W
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1. #adness and gladness succeed each other.
2. .o da passes without some grief.
3. #orrow comes unsent for.
4. A cure for all sorrows is cnversation.
". Miser loses compan.
$. -wo in distress make sorrow less.
%. -ime tames the strongest grief.
'. All griefs with bread are less.
9FC. #=!%I"
1. <as come! eas go.
2. #oon gotten! soon spent.
3. #pend as ou get.
4. &et our purse be our master.
". 6ut our coat according to our cloth.
$. #tretch our arm no further than our sleeve
will reach.
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9FD. #&(!"&$
1. #trength grows stronger b being tried.
2. 1nion is strength.
3. A man can do no more than he can.
4. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
9FE. #JCC!##
1. ?ou can)t win them all.
9FG. #J=!(#&I&I'#
1. -hird time luck =Kolmas kerta toden sanoo>.
9FH. &AL>I"
1. -he tongue talks at the head)s cost.
2. -alk much! and err much.
3. 9arking dogs seldom bite.
4. 5reat barkers are not biters.
". (hat the heart thinks! the tongue speaks.
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$. #peech is the picture of the mind.
%. ,ear and see and sa nothing.
'. Keep our mouth shut and our ears open.
*. ,ear twice before ou speak once.
1+. All truths are not to be told.
11. -alk of the devil and he is bound to appear
=#iinM paha missM mainitaan>.
12. <mpt vessels make the most sound =-hAMt
tnnrit kolisevat eniten>.
9FI. &!M=&A&I'
1. /pportunit makes the thief =-ilaisuus tekee
varkaan>.
9GK. #=!%I"
1. A penn saved is a penn earned.
2. ?ou can)t take it with ou when ou die.
3. #hrouds have no pockets.
9G9. &IM!
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1. -ime is mone.
2. -ime works wonders.
3. -iem DiesLhas wings.
4. -here is a time and place for everthing.
". .ow is now! and then was then.
$. -he golden age was never the present age.
%. -his morning knows not this evening)s
happenings.
9GA. &(AB!L
1. -ravel broadens the mind.
2. <ast or west! home)s best.
3. -here)s no place like home.
4. ,ome is where the heart is.
". 9etter at home than a mile from it.
$. -he bird loves her nest.
9GC &(IAL
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1. -he e2ception proves the rule =0oikkeus
vahvistaa sMMnnOn>.
2. /ne swallow does not make a summer =<i
ksi pMMsk vielM kesMM tee>.
9GD. &('J4L!-MA>I"
1. ,e that seeks trouble never misses.
2. &et sleeping dogs lie.
3. (ake not a sleeping lion.
4. :ip not up old sores.
9GF. &(J&$
1. -ruth will come to light.
2. Facts are stubborn things.
3. 6hildren and fools cannot lie.
4. -ruth is stranger than 4ction.
9GG. J#!
1. All)s 4sh that comes to the net.
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9GH. WA(
1. Attack is the best form of defence =,OkkMs
on
paras puolustus>.
9GI. W!A>!##
1. Men are not angels.
9HK. W!AL&$
1. Mone is round! and rolls awa.
2. Mone is the root of all evil.
3. Mone makes the man.
4. -he best things in life are free.
". Mone isn)t everthing.
$. :iches alone make no man happ.
%. 5old dust blinds all ees.
'. A rich man)s Aoke is alwas funn.
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*. Mone governs the world.
1+. Mone is a good servant! but a bad master.
9HA. WILL
1. (here there)s a will! there)s a wa.
2. (ill is no skill.
3. Mere 4shes are sill 4shes.
4. (ishes can never 4ll a sack.
9HC. WI#%'M
1. ,onest men marr soon! wise men not at all.
2. .o man is wise at all times.
3. <ven ,omer sometimes nods.
9HD. W'M!
1. (omen have long hair and short brains.
2. (omen are necessar evils.
3. (omen will have their wills.
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4. A woman)s sword is her tongue! and she
does not let it rust.
". A woman)s place is in the home.
$. A woman)s work is never done.
%. Man is the head! but woman turns it.
'. Men make houses! women make homes.
*. A man is as old as he feels! and a woman as
old as she looks.
9HE. W'(L%
1. 3t)s a small world.
2. -he world is but a little place! after all.
3. -he world is a stage and ever man plas his
part =(illiam #hakespeare>.
9HF. W'(()
1. 8on)t cross the bridge till ou get to it.
2. -ake things as the come.
3. 8on)t cr before ou are hurt.
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4. 8on)t meet troubles halfBwa.
". .ever trouble trouble till trouble troubles
ou.
9HG. W'(&$
1. -he cow knows not what her tail is worth till
she has lost it.
2. ?ou never miss the water till the well runs
dr.
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