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ENGLISH PROVERBS & SAYINGS

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1 ENGLISH PROVERBS & SAYINGS
What is a proverb?  A proverb is a short well-known expression that states a general truth or gives advice. What is a saying?   A saying is a well-known expression, or a remark often made, also known as a proverb.

2 Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

3 All good things come to those who wait.

4 All that glitters is not gold.

5 All's well that ends well

6 A leopard cannot change its spots.

7 A rotten apple spoils the barrel.

8 Blood is thicker than water

9 Charity begins at home.

10 Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

11 Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

12 Easier said than done.

13 Every cloud has a silver lining

14 Every rose has its thorn.

15 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread

16 He who plays with fire gets burnt.

17 It's no use crying over spilt milk.

18 Learn to walk before you run.

19 Look before you leap.

20 Once bitten, twice shy.

21 Practise what you preach

22 Two wrongs don't make a right

23 Where there's a will, there's a way.

24 You can't teach an old dog new tricks.


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