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ENGLISH PROVERBS (B)

Bad money drives out good Bad news travels fast Barking dogs seldom bite Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Beauty is only skin deep Beggars should not be choosers Behind every great man there's a great woman Better late than never Better safe than sorry Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness Better to remain silent and be thought a fool that to speak and remove all doubt Beware of Greeks bearing gifts Big fish eat little fish Birds of a feather flock together Blood is thicker than water Boys will be boys Brevity is the soul of wit Business before pleasure (agendaweb)

ENGLISH PROVERBS (A)

A cat may look at a king A chain is only as strong as its weakest link A change is as good as a rest A drowning man will clutch at a straw A fish always rots from the head down A fool and his money are soon parted A friend in need is a friend indeed A golden key can open any door A good beginning makes a good ending A good man is hard to find A house divided against itself cannot stand A house is not a home A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step A leopard cannot change its spots A little knowledge is a dangerous thing A little learning is a dangerous thing A little of what you fancy does you good A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client A miss is as good as a mile A new broom sweeps clean A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse A penny saved is a penny earned A person is known by the company he keeps A picture paints a thousand words A place for everything and everything in its place A poor workman always blames his tools A