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A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

A bad thing never dies.

A bad thing never dies.

A bad workman always blames his tools.

Can't punt the river.

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

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

A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.

Bragging and lying are of the same origin.

A bully is always a coward.

Severe in appearance but soft in heart.

A burden of one's choice is not felt.

A burden of one's choice is not felt.

A candle lights others and consumes itself.

A candle lights others but destroys itself.

A cat has 9 lives.

A cat has nine lives.

A cat may look at a king.

A cat may look at a king, which means that everyone is equal.

A close mouth catches no flies.

Disease enters through the mouth.

A constant guest is never welcome.

A constant guest is annoying.

Actions speak louder than words.

Facts speak louder than words.

Adversity leads to prosperity.

Poverty leads to change.

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

Adversity brings out talents.

A fair death honors the whole life.

A fair death honors the whole life.

A fair death honors the whole life.

A faithful friend is hard to find.

A faithful friend is hard to find.

A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.

A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.

A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.

A fox may grow gray, but never good.

The situation is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A friend is easier lost than found.

It is difficult to find a friend, but it is easy to lose a friend.

A friend is never known till a man has need.

A friend is never known until a man has need.

A friend without faults will never be found.

There is no perfect friend.

'After you' is good manners.

'After you' is good manners.

A good beginning is half done.

A good beginning is half done.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

A good book is a good friend.

A good book is like a good friend.

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

A good book stays with you for a lifetime.

A good conscience is a soft pillow.

If you don’t do anything bad, don’t be afraid of ghosts.

A good fame is better than a good face.

A good fame is better than a good face.

A good fame is better than a good face.

A good husband makes a good wife.

A good husband makes a good wife.

A good medicine tastes bitter.

A good medicine tastes bitter.

A good wife health is a man's best wealth.

A good wife in good health is a man's best wealth.

A great talker is a great liar.

A great talker often lies.

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.

A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.

A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.

A leopard cannot change its spots.

Old habits die hard.

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.

No one believes a liar even when he speaks the truth.

A light heart lives long.

Quietness cultivates one’s self.

A little body often harbors a great soul.

What is concentrated is the finest quality.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

A little pot is soon hot.

A dog’s belly cannot hold more than four ounces of oil.

All are brave when the enemy flies.

When the enemy flees, everyone becomes a warrior.

All good things come to an end.

There is no such thing as a feast that never ends.

All rivers run into sea.

The sea embraces all rivers.

All roads lead to Rome.

All roads lead to Rome.

All that ends well is well.

All that ends well is well.

All that ends well is well.

All that glitters is not gold.

All that glitters is not gold.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

Everything is difficult before they are easy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes a smart boy stupid.

A man becomes learned by asking questions.

A man becomes learned by asking questions without being ashamed.

A man can do no more than he can.

Everything should be done within one's ability.

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.

A man cannot do two things at once.

A man is known by his friends.

Whoever makes friends.

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of thorns.

A man without money is no man at all.

A penny can stump a heroic man.

A merry heart goes all the way.

A merry heart goes all the way.

A merry heart goes all the way.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A mother's love never changes.

A mother's love never changes.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A new broom sweeps clean.

There are three things a new official should do when he takes office.

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

One hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

An old dog cannot learn new tricks.

An old dog cannot learn new tricks.

An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.

An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.

An ounce of luck is worse than a pound of wisdom.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Prevention is the first priority and treatment is the supplement.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A rolling stone gathers no moss, and a rolling stone gathers no moss.

As a man sows, so he shall reap.

If you sow melons, you will reap melons, and if you sow beans, you will reap beans.

A single flower does not make a spring.

One flower blooming alone is not spring, but a hundred flowers blooming together fill the garden.

A snow year, a rich year.

Auspicious snow heralds a good year.

A sound mind in a sound body.

A sound mind in a sound body.

A still tongue makes a wise head.

A man of few words is wise.

A stitch in time saves nine.

If the small hole is not repaired, the big hole will suffer.

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.

A wise head makes a close mouth.

A real person does not show his appearance, and his appearance is not a real person.

A word spoken is past recalling.

Once a word is spoken, it is difficult to chase it back.

A year's plan starts with spring.

A year's plan starts with spring.

A young idler, an old beggar.

A young man who does not work hard will make his old man miserable.

Bad news has wings.

Good things don’t go out, but bad news spread thousands of miles.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Beauty lies in the love's eyes.

Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.

Be swift to hear, slow to speak.

Be swift to hear and slow to speak.

Better late than never.

Don’t be afraid of being slow, just be afraid of standing.

Better to ask the way than go astray.

Better to ask the way than go astray.

It is better to ask the way than to get lost.

Between friends all is common.

There is no distinction between friends.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Blood is thicker than water.

Blood is thicker than water.

Blood will have blood.

Blood debt must be repaid with blood.

Books and friends should be few but good.

Reading is like making friends, it should be few but good.

Business is business.

Business is business.

Business is the salt of life.

Business is the first need in life.

By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.

Reading makes people enriched, and conversation makes people smart.

Cannot see the wood for the trees.

One leaf can’t see the mountain.

Care and diligence bring luck.

Care and diligence bring luck.

Care and diligence bring luck.

Caution is the parent of safety.

Sail the ship with care.

Cheats never prosper.

You can’t make money by cheating people.

Children are what the mothers are.

Teach by example and by words.