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English Proverbs
Judge not of men and things at first sight.
Will |
If you love somebody, set them free.
Muck and money go together.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
If you try to please all you will please none.
In the evening one may praise the day.
Love will find a way.
No joy without alloy.
There are plenty of fish in the sea.
Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.
Those who will not when they may, when they will they shall have nay.
When the devil is blind.
The voice of one man is the voice of no one.
Truth | Will |
Who keeps company with the wolf, will learn to howl.
Thursday's child has far to go.
Enough | Will |
When the pinch comes, you remember the old shoe.
Throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.
What is done by night appears by day.
The shoemaker's children go barefoot.
Tuesday's child is full of grace.