ABC des proverbes

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Let's keep on the realm of birds with one of the first English proverbs I learnt so many years ago...

 

Birds of the feather flock together.

 

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A

A bad workman blames his tools.

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

As you make your bed, so you must lie on.

 

B

Be a camel in the desert of life.

Birds of the feather flock together.

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed

 

C

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Curiosity killed the cat.

 

D

Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

 

E

Eat at pleasure ; drink at measure.

Every penny counts.

 

F

First come, first served !

Flies are not to be caught with vinegar.

 

G

God helps those who help themselves.

Good counsel has no price.

 

H

Haste makes waste.

Home sweet home

 

I

It never rains, but it pours !

If you want something done right, do i.t yourself

 

J

Jack-of-all-trades is master of none.

Justice is blind.

 

K

Kill two birds with a stone.

Knowledge is power.

 

L

Life is not all beer and skittles.

Like father, like son

 

M

Money can't buy happiness.

Money doesn't grow on trees 

 

N

Never say die.

No news is good news.

 

O

Old habits die hard !

One swallow doesn't make a summer.

 

P

Perfect is the enemy of good enough.

Practice makes perfect.

Prevention is better than cure.

 

Q

Quantity is not quality.

Quick Come, quick go.

 

R

Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Rome was not built in a day.

 

S

Short reckonings make long friends.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Sleep on it.

 

T

That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

The burnt child fears the fire.

There's no smoke without fire.

 

U

United we stand ; divided we fall

Unity is strength !

Use it or lose it 

 

V

Variety is the spice of life.

Nothing Ventured, nothing gained.

Very big car, tiny dick.

 

W

What can't be cured must be endured.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Winners never quit ; quittées never win.

 

Y

You can't judge a book with its cover.

You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

You can't put the toothpaste back into the tube.

You're never too old to learn.

 

Z

Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.

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Change is the only constant 

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Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 

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Even angels have teeth.

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Forbidden fruit is the sweetest.

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Good men are hard to find.

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He who laughs last laughs longest.

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I think therefore I am.

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Judge not, that you be not judged.

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Knowing is half the battle.

[Ljub]

Little things please little minds