English Proverbs

1. Every path has its puddle
2. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me
3. Small things come in small packages
4. Great oaks grow from little acorns 
5. It never rains but it pours
6.  A bird in a hand is worth two in a bush
7. Kindness begets kindness
8. Absence makes the heart grow fonder
9. The ‘Grapes our sour’ loudly qualifies
10. A stitch in time saves nine
11. No gains without pains
12. Kids love narration and use the same in bed time stories
13. If a tear is mended at the right time, it does not expand to become a useless piece of cloth
14. Like minds think alike
15. An apple a day, keeps the doctor away
16. Time and tide wait for none
17. Call a spade a spade
18. Discretion is the better part of valour
19. Do not put all eggs in one basket
20. Every cloud has a silver lining
21. Penny wise pound foolish
22. Empty vessels makes the most noise
23. Idle mind is devils workshop
24. Charity begins at home
25. From the frying pan to the fire
26. Out of sight is out of mind
27. You cannot have a cake and eat it too
28. Slow and steady wins the race
29. Do not count your chickens before they hatch
30. Look before you leap
31. Saving for the rainy day
32. The early bird gets the worm
33. Variety is the spice of life
34. One good turn deserves another
35. Honesty is the best policy
36. Do not make a mountain of a molehill
37. ‘Don’t put all eggs in one basket
38. Don’t judge a book by its cover
39. Any time is no time
40. Better late than never
41. Opportunity knows once’ coupled with
42. A watched pot never boils
43. It is no use crying over spilt milk
44. Teach an old dog new tricks
45. Honey catches more flies than vinegar
46. Robbing Peter to pay Paul
47. April showers bring May flowers
48. All cats are grey in the dark
49. All cats are grey in the dark
50. A change is as good as rest 
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