Common Proverbs

A proverb is a short sentence, etc., usually known by many people, stating something commonly experienced or giving advice 

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1. Waste not, want not.
2. Necessity knows no law.
3. A little learning is a dangerous thing.
4. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
5. Pride goes before fall.
6. Charity begins at home.
7. Where there is a will; there is a way.
8. To kill two birds with one stone.
9. It takes two to make a quarrel.
10. All’s well that ends well.
11. No pains, no gains.
12. To add insult to injury.
13. Eat, drink and be merry.
14. Empty vessels sound much.
15. Hunger is the best sauce.
16. Let by-gones be by-gones.
17. Practice makes a man perfect.
18. Familiarity breeds contempt.
19. All that glitters is not gold.
20. Out of sight; out of mind.
21. Everybody is wise after the event.
22. Birds of the same feather flock together.
23. To build castle in the air.
24. Might is right.
25. Strike the iron while it is hot.
26. Habit is the second nature.
27. To carry coal to Newcastle.
28. Many a little makes a mickle.
29. To live from hand to mouth.
30. Riches have wings.
31. There’s many a slip between the cup and the lip.
32. Something is better than nothing.
33. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
34. Many men, many minds.
35. Oil your own machine.
36. Grapes are sour.
37. Morning shows the day.
38. Penny wise, pound foolish.
39. A bolt from the blue.
40. Beggars must not be choosers.
41. Do or die.
42. Death defies doctors.
43. The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches.
44. As you sow, so you reap.
45. A blessing in disguise. 
46. A stitch in time saves nine.
47. Fortune favours the brave.
48. Self-help is the best help.
49. A thing is valued where it belongs.
50. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. saying This means that not all people have the same opinions about what is attractive.
51. Beauty is only skin deep. saying said to emphasize that a person's character is more important than how they look
52. a rolling stone (gathers no moss) old-fashioned saying said to mean that a person who is always travelling and changing jobs has the advantage of having no responsibilities, but also has disadvantages such as having no permanent place to live