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| FRIENDSHIP / ENEMY | MOTIVE / AIM |ETIME |tHOPE | NECESSARY | WORK | SUCCESS| SATISFACTION | HONESTY | HEALTH | NATURE | HASTE | IDLE | PERFECTION | CLEANLINESS | WORDS/ SILENCE | PRECAUTION | WISE | PATIENCE |TRUTH | EXPERIENCE | MONEY/WORTH | KNOWLEDGE | LAZY | BEAUTY | HABIT | COWARDS | TIT-FOR-TAT | SORROW | DEPENDENCE | RUMOUR | HELP | ADVICE | FOOL | HOME | PRAISE | STRENTH/POWER | OTHER | LOVE | UNITY | MISFORTUN | FUNNY | SATIRE | HOME |

FRIENDSHIP / ENEMY
  • A friend in need is a friend indeed.
  • Books and friends should be few but good.
  • Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
  • In times of prosperity friends will be plenty, in times of adversity not one in twenty.
  • A true friend is one that will take a bullet for you in the war.
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MOTIVE / AIM
  • Where there is a will there is a way.
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TIME
  • Out of sight, out of mind.
  • Strike while the iron is hot.
  • Better early than late.
  • Lost time is never found again.
  • Time wasted is time lost.
  • Time is a great healer.
  • A new broom sweeps clean.
  • Time is the solution for all problems.
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HOPE
  • Don't cry over spilt milk.
  • First failure is stepping Stone to success.
  • Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
  • It is never too late to learn.
  • Where there's life there's hope.
  • Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
  • Fall seven times, stand up eight.
  • He who has health has hope, and he who has hope, has everything.
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NECESSARY
  • Necessity is the mother of invention.
  • There is no flying without wings.
  • Necessity knows no law.
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WORK
  • Diligence is the mother of good luck.
  • God helps those who help themselves.
  • If we dream, everything is possible.
  • No gains without pains.
  • Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
  • We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he does.
  • An iron rod bends while it is hot.
  • Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
  • If you want your eggs hatched, sit on them yourself.
  • It is always easier to talk about change than to make it.
  • Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
  • Constant dropping wears away a stone.
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SUCCESS
  • Grapes are sour, as fox said when he could not reach them.
  • Well begun is half done.
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SATISFACTION
  • Content is better than riches.
  • Half a loaf is better than no bread.
  • Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
  • If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.
  • Takers are losers, Givers are winners.
  • Cut your coat according to your cloth.
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HONESTY
  • Honesty is the best policy.
  • Don't bite hand that feeds you.
  • Man proposes, God disposes.
  • God gave teeth, he will give bread.
  • If you have faith-nothing shall be impossible to you.
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HEALTH
  • Try to spend more time in natural environment.
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NATURE
  • Birds of a feather flock together.
  • A rolling stone gathers no mass.
  • Charity begins at home.
  • East or west, home is best.
  • Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake.
  • Beggars' bags are bottomless.
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HASTE
  • Haste makes waste.
  • Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
  • Everything comes to him who waits.
  • Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
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IDLE
  • Doing nothing is doing ill.
  • Idleness is the root of all evil.
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PERFECTION
  • Practice makes man perfect.
  • Jack of all trades, master of none.
  • First impressions are most lasting.
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CLEANLINESS
  • Cleanliness is next to godliness.
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WORDS/ SILENCE
  • Pen is mightier than sword.
  • Silence gives consent.
  • Speech is silver, silence is golden.
  • Walls have ears.
  • Words must be weighed, not counted.
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PRECAUTION
  • Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.
  • Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
  • An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
  • Dumb dogs are dangerous.
  • Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.
  • Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
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WISE
  • Do not quarrel with your bread & butter.
  • Eat to live, but not live to eat.
  • Fools build houses & wise men live in them
  • Keep your mouth shut & your ears open.
  • Penny wise, pound-foolish.
  • Wise men are silent; fools talk.
  • Wise man has long ears & a short tongue.
  • Always assume your opponent to be smarter than you.
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PATIENCE
  • Slow & steady wins the race.
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TRUTH
  • Good advice is harsh to ear.
  • Lies have short legs.
  • Half-truth is whole lie.
  • Benefits of telling truth is that you need not remember what you said.
  • Seeing is believing.
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EXPERIENCE
  • Experience is the best teacher.
  • Youth and age will never agree
  • Don't open a shop unless you know how to smile.
  • If you wish good advice, consult an old man.
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MONEY/WORTH
  • A penny saved is penny earned.
  • Money is the root of all evil.
  • Get what you can & keep what you have; that's the way to get rich.
  • He is rich who owes nothing.
  • We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
  • It's better to live rich, than to die rich.
  • Ability is the poor man's wealth.
  • Money makes money.
  • Money will make the mare go.
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KNOWLEDGE
  • Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
  • Knowledge is power.
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LAZY
  • The lazy man's the beggar's brother.
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BEAUTY
  • Never Judge from appearance.
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HABIT
  • Early to bed and early to rise makes man healthy, wealthy & wise.
  • Give him an inch and he will take a yard.
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COWARDS
  • Cowards die many times before their deaths.
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TIT-FOR-TAT
  • Diamond cut diamond.
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SORROW
  • Roses have thorns.
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DEPENDENCE
  • Better buy than borrow.
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RUMOUR
  • Gossip needs no carriage.
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HELP
  • Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
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ADVICE
  • Do not keep all eggs in 1 basket.
  • Easy come, easy go.
  • Fortune knocks once at everyone's door.
  • He who plays with fire gets burnt.
  • Never hit a man when he's down.
  • Of 2 evils choose the less.
  • Saying & doing are 2 different things.
  • If you suspect man, don't employ him, & if you employ him, don't suspect him.
  • Never make mountain of molehill.
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FOOL
  • Do not try to teach your grandmother.
  • Don't put the cart before the horse.
  • Empty vessels make the most noise.
  • Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.
  • Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
  • A little pot boils easily.wAll that glitters is not gold.
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HOME
  • Home is where the heart is.
  • Wash your dirty linen at home.
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PRAISE
  • Every bird likes its own nest the best.
  • Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise.
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STRENTH/POWER
  • Justice has long arms.
  • Use power to curb power.
  • A blind man should not judge colours.
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OTHER
  • A secret between more than two is no secret.
  • Blood is thicker than water.
  • It takes two to make a quarrel.
  • Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
  • Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.
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LOVE
  • Love can neither be bought nor sold; its only price is love.
  • Love is blind.
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UNITY
  • One flower makes no garland.
  • Union is strength.
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MISFORTUNE
  • Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.
  • A lost opportunity never returns.
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FUNNY
  • Choose a wife by your ear rather than by your eye.
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SATIRE
  • It's easy to be brave from a safe distance.
  • Among the blinds the one-eyed man is king.
  • Do not push the river, it will flow by itself.
  • Too many cooks spoil soup.
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