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List of English language proverbs from phrases.org.uk

 * 1) A bad penny always turns up Turn up like a bad penny
 * 2) A barking dog never bites
 * 3) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
 * 4) A cat may look at a king
 * 5) A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
 * 6) A change is as good as a rest
 * 7) A dog is a man's best friend Man's best friend is his dog
 * 8) A drowning man will clutch at a straw clutch at straws Clutching at straws
 * 9) A fish always rots from the head down
 * 10) A fool and his money are soon parted
 * 11) A friend in need is a friend indeed A friend in need
 * 12) A golden key can open any door
 * 13) A good beginning makes a good ending
 * 14) A good man is hard to find
 * 15) A house divided against itself cannot stand A house divided against itself
 * 16) A house is not a home
 * 17) A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
 * 18) A leopard cannot change its spots
 * 19) A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
 * 20) A little learning is a dangerous thing
 * 21) A little of what you fancy does you good A little of what you fancy
 * 22) A man is known by his friends
 * 23) A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client
 * 24) A miss is as good as a mile
 * 25) A new broom sweeps clean A new broom
 * 26) A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse
 * 27) A penny saved is a penny earned
 * 28) A person is known by the company he keeps
 * 29) A picture paints a thousand words A picture is worth a thousand words
 * 30) A place for everything and everything in its place
 * 31) A poor workman always blames his tools
 * 32) A problem shared is a problem halved
 * 33) A prophet is not recognized in his own land
 * 34) A rising tide lifts all boats A rising tide lifts all ships
 * 35) A rolling stone gathers no moss
 * 36) A soft answer turneth away wrath A soft answer turns away wrath  A soft answer turns away anger
 * 37) A stitch in time saves nine A stich in time
 * 38) A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in July is not worth a fly
 * 39) A thing of beauty is a joy forever
 * 40) There's a time and a place for everything
 * 41) A trouble shared is a trouble halved
 * 42) A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men
 * 43) A watched pot never boils
 * 44) A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke
 * 45) A woman's place is in the home
 * 46) A woman's work is never done
 * 47) A word to the wise is enough A word to the wise Verb. Sap.
 * 48) Absence makes the heart grow fonder
 * 49) Absolute power corrupts absolutely
 * 50) Accidents will happen (in the best-regulated families).
 * 51) Actions speak louder than words
 * 52) Adversity makes strange bedfellows
 * 53) After a storm comes a calm
 * 54) The age of miracles is past
 * 55) It ain't over till the fat lady sings
 * 56) All good things come to he who waits
 * 57) All good things must come to an end
 * 58) All is grist that comes to the mill Grist to the mill
 * 59) All publicity is good publicity
 * 60) All roads lead to Rome
 * 61) All that glisters is not gold
 * 62) All that glitters is not gold
 * 63) All the world loves a lover
 * 64) All things come to those that wait
 * 65) All things must pass
 * 66) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
 * 67) All you need is love
 * 68) All's fair in love and war
 * 69) All's for the best in the best of all possible worlds
 * 70) All's well that ends well
 * 71) A miss is as good as a mile
 * 72) An apple a day keeps the doctor away
 * 73) An army marches on its stomach
 * 74) An Englishman's home is his castle
 * 75) There's an exception to every rule
 * 76) There's always more fish in the sea
 * 77) An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
 * 78) It's an ill wind that blows no one any good
 * 79) An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
 * 80) Another day, another dollar
 * 81) Any port in a storm
 * 82) Appearances can be deceptive
 * 83) An apple a day keeps the doctor away
 * 84) The apple never falls far from the tree
 * 85) April is the cruellest month
 * 86) April showers bring forth May flowers
 * 87) As thick as thieves
 * 88) As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it
 * 89) As you sow so shall you reap
 * 90) Ashes to ashes dust to dust
 * 91) Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer
 * 92) Ask no questions and hear no lies
 * 93) Attack is the best form of defence
 * 94) Bad money drives out good
 * 95) Bad news travels fast
 * 96) A bad penny always turns up
 * 97) A barking dog never bites
 * 98) Be careful what you wish for
 * 99) Beat swords into ploughshares
 * 100) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
 * 101) Beauty is only skin deep
 * 102) Beggars should not be choosers Beggars can't be choosers
 * 103) Behind every great man there's a great woman
 * 104) The best defence is a good offence
 * 105) The best is the enemy of the good
 * 106) The best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley
 * 107) The best things in life are free
 * 108) Better late than never
 * 109) Better safe than sorry
 * 110) Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't
 * 111) It's best to be on the safe side
 * 112) It's better to give than to receive
 * 113) It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
 * 114) It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
 * 115) Better to remain silent and be thought a fool that to speak and remove all doubt
 * 116) It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive
 * 117) Between two stools one falls to the ground Between two stools
 * 118) Beware of Greeks bearing gifts  Greeks bearing gifts
 * 119) Beware the Ides of March the Ides of March
 * 120) Big fish eat little fish
 * 121) Big fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite 'em
 * 122) The bigger, the better
 * 123) The bigger they are, the harder they fall the harder they fall
 * 124) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
 * 125) Birds of a feather flock together
 * 126) Blessed are the peacemakers
 * 127) Blood is thicker than water
 * 128) Blue are the hills that are far away
 * 129) The bottom line is the bottom line
 * 130) The boy is father to the man
 * 131) Boys will be boys
 * 132) Bread always falls buttered side down
 * 133) Brevity is the soul of wit
 * 134) Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door
 * 135) Business before pleasure
 * 136) Caesar's wife must be above suspicion
 * 137) Carpe diem (Pluck the day; Seize the day)
 * 138) A cat may look at a king
 * 139) A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
 * 140) A change is as good as a rest
 * 141) Charity begins at home
 * 142) Charity covers a multitude of sins
 * 143) Cheaters never win and winners never cheat
 * 144) Cheats never prosper
 * 145) The Child is father to the man
 * 146) Children and fools tell the truth
 * 147) Children should be seen and not heard
 * 148) Christmas comes but once a year
 * 149) Cleanliness is next to godliness
 * 150) Clothes maketh the man
 * 151) The cobbler always wears the worst shoes
 * 152) Cold hands, warm heart
 * 153) Comparisons are odious
 * 154) Count your blessings
 * 155) The course of true love never did run smooth
 * 156) Cowards may die many times before their death
 * 157) Crime doesn't pay
 * 158) Curiosity killed the cat
 * 159) The customer is always right
 * 160) Cut your coat to suit your cloth
 * 161) The darkest hour is just before the dawn
 * 162) Dead men tell no tales
 * 163) The Devil is in the details
 * 164) The Devil looks after his own
 * 165) The Devil makes work for idle hands to do
 * 166) The Devil take the hindmost
 * 167) Different strokes for different folks
 * 168) Discretion is the better part of valour
 * 169) Distance lends enchantment to the view
 * 170) Do as I say, not as I do
 * 171) Do as you would be done by
 * 172) Do unto others as you would have them do to you
 * 173) A dog is a man's best friend
 * 174) Don't bite the hand that feeds you
 * 175) Don't burn your bridges behind you
 * 176) Don't cast your pearls before swine
 * 177) Don't change horses in midstream
 * 178) Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
 * 179) Don't cross the bridge till you come to it
 * 180) Don't cut off your nose to spite your face
 * 181) Don't get mad, get even
 * 182) Don't keep a dog and bark yourself
 * 183) Don't leave your manners on the doorstep
 * 184) Don't let the bastards grind you down
 * 185) Don't let the cat out of the bag
 * 186) Don't let the grass grow under your feet
 * 187) Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
 * 188) Don't meet troubles half-way
 * 189) Don't mix business with pleasure
 * 190) Don't put all your eggs in one basket
 * 191) Don't put the cart before the horse
 * 192) Don't put new wine into old bottles
 * 193) Don't rock the boat
 * 194) Don't shoot the messenger
 * 195) Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar
 * 196) Don't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
 * 197) Don't sweat the small stuff
 * 198) Don't throw pearls to swine
 * 199) Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs
 * 200) Don't throw good money after bad
 * 201) Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
 * 202) Don't trust anyone over thirty
 * 203) Don't try to run before you can walk
 * 204) Don't try to walk before you can crawl
 * 205) Don't upset the apple-cart
 * 206) Don't wash your dirty linen in public
 * 207) Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom
 * 208) A drowning man will clutch at a straw
 * 209) Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
 * 210) Each to their own
 * 211) The Early bird catches the worm
 * 212) East is east, and west is west
 * 213) East, west, home's best
 * 214) Easy come, easy go
 * 215) It's easy to be wise after the event
 * 216) Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die
 * 217) Empty vessels make the most noise
 * 218) The End justifies the means
 * 219) The English are a nation of shopkeepers
 * 220) An Englishman's home is his castle
 * 221) Enough is as good as a feast
 * 222) Enough is enough
 * 223) Even a worm will turn
 * 224) Every cloud has a silver lining
 * 225) Every dog has its day
 * 226) Every little helps
 * 227) Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost
 * 228) Every man has his price
 * 229) Every picture tells a story
 * 230) Every stick has two ends
 * 231) Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
 * 232) Everything comes to him who waits
 * 233) The exception which proves the rule
 * 234) An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
 * 235) Failing to plan is planning to fail
 * 236) Faint heart never won fair lady
 * 237) Fair exchange is no robbery
 * 238) Faith will move mountains
 * 239) Familiarity breeds contempt
 * 240) The fat is in the fire
 * 241) Feed a cold and starve a fever
 * 242) The female of the species is more deadly than the male
 * 243) Fight fire with fire
 * 244) Fight the good fight
 * 245) Finders keepers, losers weepers
 * 246) Fine words butter no parsnips
 * 247) Fire is a good servant but a bad master
 * 248) First come, first served
 * 249) First impressions are the most lasting
 * 250) First things first
 * 251) Fish always stink from the head down
 * 252) Fish and guests smell after three days
 * 253) Flattery will get you nowhere
 * 254) A fool and his money are soon parted
 * 255) Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
 * 256) For everything there is a season
 * 257) For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost
 * 258) Forewarned is forearmed
 * 259) Forgive and forget
 * 260) Fortune favours the brave
 * 261) A friend in need is a friend indeed
 * 262) From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step
 * 263) Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains
 * 264) Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration
 * 265) Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day...
 * 266) Give a dog a bad name and hang him
 * 267) Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
 * 268) Give credit where credit is due
 * 269) Give the Devil his due
 * 270) Go the extra mile
 * 271) God helps those who help themselves
 * 272) It goes without saying
 * 273) A golden key can open any door
 * 274) A good beginning makes a good ending
 * 275) The good die young
 * 276) Good fences make good neighbours
 * 277) A good man is hard to find
 * 278) Good talk saves the food
 * 279) Good things come in small packages
 * 280) Good things come to those that wait
 * 281) The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
 * 282) Great minds think alike
 * 283) Great oaks from little acorns grow
 * 284) Half a loaf is better than no bread
 * 285) The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
 * 286) Handsome is as handsome does
 * 287) Hard cases make bad law
 * 288) Hard work never did anyone any harm
 * 289) Haste makes waste
 * 290) He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing
 * 291) He who can does, he who cannot, teaches
 * 292) He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day
 * 293) He who hesitates is lost
 * 294) He who laughs last laughs longest
 * 295) He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword
 * 296) He who pays the piper calls the tune
 * 297) He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon
 * 298) Hear all, see all, say nowt, tak' all, keep all, gie nowt, and if tha ever does owt for nowt do it for thysen
 * 299) Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
 * 300) Hindsight is always twenty-twenty
 * 301) History repeats itself
 * 302) You can't hold with the hare and run with the hounds -
 * 303) Home is where the heart is
 * 304) Honesty is the best policy
 * 305) Honey catches more flies than vinegar
 * 306) There's no honour among thieves
 * 307) Hope springs eternal
 * 308) Horses for courses
 * 309) A house divided against itself cannot stand
 * 310) A house is not a home
 * 311) The husband is always the last to know
 * 312) If anything can go wrong, it will
 * 313) If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well
 * 314) If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again
 * 315) If God had meant us to fly he'd have given us wings
 * 316) If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers
 * 317) If it ain't broke, don't fix it
 * 318) If life deals you lemons, make lemonade
 * 319) If the cap fits, wear it
 * 320) If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go to the mountain
 * 321) If the shoe fits, wear it
 * 322) If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
 * 323) If you build it they will come
 * 324) If you can't be good, be careful
 * 325) If you can't beat 'em, join 'em
 * 326) If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen
 * 327) If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
 * 328) If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
 * 329) If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
 * 330) Ignorance is bliss
 * 331) Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
 * 332) In for a penny, in for a pound
 * 333) In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king
 * 334) In the midst of life we are in death
 * 335) Into every life a little rain must fall
 * 336) It ain't over till the fat lady sings
 * 337) It goes without saying
 * 338) It never rains but it pours
 * 339) It takes a thief to catch a thief
 * 340) It takes all sorts to make a world
 * 341) It takes one to know one
 * 342) It takes two to tango
 * 343) It's all grist to the mill
 * 344) It's an ill wind that blows no one any good
 * 345) It's best to be on the safe side
 * 346) It's better to give than to receive
 * 347) It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
 * 348) It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness
 * 349) It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive
 * 350) It's easy to be wise after the event
 * 351) It's never too late
 * 352) It's no use crying over spilt milk
 * 353) It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted
 * 354) It's the early bird that catches the worm
 * 355) It's the empty can that makes the most noise
 * 356) It's the singer not the song
 * 357) It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease
 * 358) Jack of all trades, master of none
 * 359) Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today
 * 360) A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
 * 361) Judge not, that ye be not judged
 * 362) Keep your chin up
 * 363) Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
 * 364) Keep your powder dry
 * 365) Know which side your bread is buttered
 * 366) The labourer is worthy of his hire
 * 367) Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone
 * 368) Laughter is the best medicine
 * 369) The law is an ass
 * 370) Least said, soonest mended
 * 371) A leopard cannot change its spots
 * 372) Less is more
 * 373) Let bygones be bygones
 * 374) Let not the sun go down on your wrath
 * 375) Let sleeping dogs lie
 * 376) Let the buyer beware
 * 377) Let the dead bury the dead
 * 378) Let the punishment fit the crime
 * 379) Let well alone
 * 380) Life begins at forty
 * 381) Life is just a bowl of cherries
 * 382) Life is what you make it
 * 383) Life's not all beer and skittles
 * 384) Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
 * 385) Like father, like son
 * 386) A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
 * 387) A little learning is a dangerous thing
 * 388) A little of what you fancy does you good
 * 389) Little pitchers have big ears
 * 390) Little strokes fell great oaks
 * 391) Little things please little minds
 * 392) Live and learn
 * 393) Live and let live
 * 394) Live for today for tomorrow never comes
 * 395) The longest journey starts with a single step
 * 396) Look before you leap
 * 397) Love of money is the root of all evil
 * 398) Love is blind
 * 399) Love makes the world go round
 * 400) Love thy neighbour as thyself
 * 401) Love will find a way
 * 402) Make hay while the sun shines
 * 403) Make haste slowly
 * 404) Make love not war
 * 405) Man does not live by bread alone
 * 406) A man is known by his friends
 * 407) A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client
 * 408) Manners maketh man
 * 409) There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
 * 410) Many a little makes a mickle
 * 411) Many a mickle makes a muckle
 * 412) There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
 * 413) Many a true word is spoken in jest
 * 414) Many are called but few are chosen
 * 415) Many hands make light work
 * 416) March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb
 * 417) March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers
 * 418) Marriages are made in heaven
 * 419) Marry in haste, repent at leisure
 * 420) Might is right
 * 421) Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
 * 422) Misery loves company
 * 423) A miss is as good as a mile
 * 424) Moderation in all things
 * 425) Monday's child is fair of face
 * 426) Money doesn't grow on trees
 * 427) Money is the root of all evil
 * 428) Money isn't everything
 * 429) Money makes the world go round
 * 430) Money talks
 * 431) More haste, less speed
 * 432) The more the merrier
 * 433) The more things change, the more they stay the same
 * 434) There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream
 * 435) Music has charms to soothe the savage breast
 * 436) Nature abhors a vacuum
 * 437) Necessity is the mother of invention
 * 438) Needs must when the devil drives
 * 439) Ne'er cast a clout till May be out
 * 440) Never give a sucker an even break
 * 441) Never go to bed on an argument
 * 442) Never judge a book by its cover
 * 443) Never let the sun go down on your anger
 * 444) Never look a gift horse in the mouth
 * 445) Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
 * 446) It never rains but it pours
 * 447) Never speak ill of the dead
 * 448) Never tell tales out of school
 * 449) It's never too late
 * 450) A new broom sweeps clean
 * 451) Nine tailors make a man
 * 452) There's no accounting for tastes
 * 453) There's no fool like an old fool
 * 454) No man can serve two masters
 * 455) No man is an island
 * 456) No names, no pack-drill
 * 457) No news is good news
 * 458) No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
 * 459) No pain, no gain
 * 460) There's No place like home
 * 461) No rest for the wicked
 * 462) There's no smoke without fire
 * 463) There's no such thing as a free lunch
 * 464) There's no such thing as bad publicity
 * 465) There's no time like the present
 * 466) It's no use crying over spilt milk
 * 467) A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse
 * 468) There's none so blind as those who will not see
 * 469) There's none so deaf as those who will not hear
 * 470) Nothing new under the sun
 * 471) Nothing is certain but death and taxes
 * 472) Nothing succeeds like success
 * 473) Nothing ventured, nothing gained
 * 474) Oil and water don't mix
 * 475) Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away
 * 476) Once a thief, always a thief
 * 477) Once bitten, twice shy
 * 478) One good turn deserves another
 * 479) One half of the world does not know how the other half lives
 * 480) One hand washes the other
 * 481) One man's meat is another man's poison
 * 482) One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
 * 483) One law for the rich and another law for the poor
 * 484) One swallow does not make a summer
 * 485) One volunteer is worth ten pressed men
 * 486) One year's seeding makes seven years weeding
 * 487) Only fools and horses work
 * 488) The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings
 * 489) Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door
 * 490) Opposites attract
 * 491) An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
 * 492) Out of sight, out of mind
 * 493) Paddle your own canoe
 * 494) Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil
 * 495) Patience is a virtue
 * 496) Pearls of wisdom
 * 497) The pen is mightier than sword
 * 498) A penny saved is a penny earned
 * 499) Penny wise and pound foolish
 * 500) People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
 * 501) A person is known by the company he keeps
 * 502) Physician, heal thyself
 * 503) A picture paints a thousand words
 * 504) A place for everything and everything in its place
 * 505) A poor workman always blames his tools
 * 506) Possession is nine points of the law
 * 507) Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely
 * 508) Practice makes perfect
 * 509) Practice what you preach
 * 510) Prevention is better than cure
 * 511) The price of liberty is eternal vigilance
 * 512) Pride comes before a fall
 * 513) Procrastination is the thief of time
 * 514) A problem shared is a problem halved
 * 515) The proof of the pudding is in the eating
 * 516) A prophet is not recognized in his own land
 * 517) Put the cart before the horse
 * 518) Put your best foot forward
 * 519) Put your best foot forward
 * 520) Put your shoulder to the wheel
 * 521) Quid pro quo
 * 522) Rain before seven, fine before eleven
 * 523) Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
 * 524) Revenge is a dish best served cold
 * 525) Revenge is sweet
 * 526) A rising tide lifts all boats
 * 527) The road to hell is paved with good intentions
 * 528) Rob Peter to pay Paul
 * 529) A rolling stone gathers no moss
 * 530) Rome wasn't built in a day
 * 531) See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck; see a pin and let it lie, bad luck you'll have all day
 * 532) See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
 * 533) Seeing is believing
 * 534) Seek and you shall find
 * 535) Set a thief to catch a thief
 * 536) Share and share alike
 * 537) The Shoemaker's son always goes barefoot
 * 538) Shrouds have no pockets
 * 539) Silence is golden
 * 540) Slow but sure
 * 541) A soft answer turneth away wrath
 * 542) Softly, softly, catchee monkey
 * 543) Spare the rod and spoil the child
 * 544) Speak as you find
 * 545) Speak softly and carry a big stick
 * 546) The Squeaky wheel gets the grease
 * 547) Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
 * 548) Still waters run deep
 * 549) A Stitch in time saves nine
 * 550) Strike while the iron is hot
 * 551) Stupid is as stupid does
 * 552) Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan
 * 553) Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
 * 554) It takes a thief to catch a thief - It
 * 555) It takes all sorts to make a world - It
 * 556) It takes one to know one
 * 557) It talk is cheap
 * 558) Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear
 * 559) Tell the truth and shame the Devil
 * 560) That which does not kill us makes us stronger
 * 561) The age of miracles is past
 * 562) The apple never falls far from the tree
 * 563) The best defence is a good offence
 * 564) The best is the enemy of the good
 * 565) The best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley
 * 566) The best things in life are free
 * 567) The bigger, the better
 * 568) The bigger they are, the harder they fall
 * 569) The bottom line is the bottom line
 * 570) The boy is father to the man
 * 571) The bread always falls buttered side down
 * 572) The child is father to the man
 * 573) The cobbler always wears the worst shoes
 * 574) The course of true love never did run smooth
 * 575) The customer is always right
 * 576) The darkest hour is just before the dawn
 * 577) The Devil has all the best tunes
 * 578) The Devil is in the details
 * 579) The Devil looks after his own
 * 580) The Devil makes work for idle hands to do
 * 581) The Devil take the hindmost
 * 582) The early bird catches the worm
 * 583) It's the empty can that makes the most noise
 * 584) The end justifies the means
 * 585) The English are a nation of shopkeepers
 * 586) The exception which proves the rule
 * 587) The fat is in the fire
 * 588) The female of the species is more deadly than the male
 * 589) The good die young
 * 590) The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
 * 591) The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
 * 592) The husband is always the last to know
 * 593) The labourer is worthy of his hire
 * 594) The law is an ass
 * 595) The leopard does not change his spots
 * 596) The longest journey starts with a single step
 * 597) The more the merrier
 * 598) The more things change, the more they stay the same
 * 599) The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings
 * 600) The pen is mightier than sword
 * 601) The price of liberty is eternal vigilance
 * 602) The proof of the pudding is in the eating
 * 603) The road to hell is paved with good intentions
 * 604) The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot
 * 605) It's the singer not the song
 * 606) It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease
 * 607) The truth will out
 * 608) The wages of sin is death
 * 609) The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
 * 610) The whole is greater than the sum of the parts
 * 611) There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream
 * 612) There are none so blind as those, that will not see
 * 613) There are two sides to every question
 * 614) There but for the grace of God, go I
 * 615) There's a time and a place for everything
 * 616) There's an exception to every rule
 * 617) There's always more fish in the sea
 * 618) There's honour among thieves
 * 619) There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
 * 620) There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
 * 621) There's more than one way to skin a cat
 * 622) There's no accounting for tastes
 * 623) There's no fool like an old fool
 * 624) There's no place like home
 * 625) There's no smoke without fire
 * 626) There's no such thing as a free lunch
 * 627) There's no such thing as bad publicity
 * 628) There's no time like the present
 * 629) There's none so blind as those who will not see
 * 630) There's none so deaf as those who will not hear
 * 631) There's nowt so queer as folk
 * 632) There's one born every minute
 * 633) There's one law for the rich and another law for the poor
 * 634) There's safety in numbers
 * 635) They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind
 * 636) A thing of beauty is a joy forever
 * 637) Third time lucky
 * 638) Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it
 * 639) Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
 * 640) Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas
 * 641) A trouble shared is a trouble halved
 * 642) Thou shalt not kill
 * 643) Time and tide wait for no man
 * 644) Time flies
 * 645) Time is a great healer
 * 646) Time is money
 * 647) Time will tell
 * 648) 'Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all
 * 649) To err is human; to forgive divine
 * 650) To every thing there is a season
 * 651) To the victor go the spoils
 * 652) To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive
 * 653) Tomorrow is another day
 * 654) Tomorrow never comes
 * 655) Too many cooks spoil the broth
 * 656) Truth is stranger than fiction
 * 657) Truth will out
 * 658) Two blacks don't make a white
 * 659) Two heads are better than one
 * 660) Two is company, but three's a crowd
 * 661) There are two sides to every question
 * 662) Two wrongs don't make a right
 * 663) Variety is the spice of life
 * 664) Virtue is its own reward
 * 665) A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men
 * 666) The wages of sin is death
 * 667) Walls have ears
 * 668) Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs
 * 669) Waste not want not
 * 670) A watched pot never boils
 * 671) The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
 * 672) What can't be cured must be endured
 * 673) What goes up must come down
 * 674) What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
 * 675) What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
 * 676) When in Rome, do as the Romans do
 * 677) When the cat's away the mice will play
 * 678) When the going gets tough, the tough get going
 * 679) When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash; when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak
 * 680) What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over
 * 681) Where there's a will there's a way
 * 682) Where there's muck there's brass
 * 683) Wherever you wander, there's no place like home
 * 684) While there's life there's hope
 * 685) The whole is greater than the sum of the parts
 * 686) Whom the Gods love die young
 * 687) Why keep a dog and bark yourself? You don't keep a dog and bark yourself
 * 688) A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke
 * 689) A woman's place is in the home
 * 690) Woman's work is never done
 * 691) Women and children first
 * 692) Wonders will never cease
 * 693) A word to the wise is enough
 * 694) Work expands so as to fill the time available
 * 695) Worrying never did anyone any good
 * 696) You are never too old to learn
 * 697) You are what you eat
 * 698) You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
 * 699) You can choose your friends but you can't choose your family
 * 700) You can have too much of a good thing
 * 701) You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
 * 702) You can't have your cake and eat it too
 * 703) You can't get blood out of a stone
 * 704) You can't get blood out of a turnip
 * 705) You can't hold with the hare and run with the hounds
 * 706) You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
 * 707) You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
 * 708) You can't make bricks without straw
 * 709) You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
 * 710) You can't take it with you
 * 711) You can't teach an old dog new tricks
 * 712) You can't judge a book by its cover
 * 713) You can't win them all
 * 714) You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
 * 715) You pays your money and you takes your choice
 * 716) You reap what you sow
 * 717) You win some, you lose some win some, lose some
 * 718) Youth is wasted on the young