PROVERBS II

1. The end justifies the means.
2. Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
3. It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
4. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
5. Empty sacks will never stand upright.
6. Everybody's business is nobody's business.
7. Honesty is the best policy.
8. What can't be cured must be endured.
9. The early bird catches the worm.
10. East, west, home's best.
11. Fire is a good servant, but a bad master.
12. Lookers-on see most of the game.
13. The sea refuses no river.
14. Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it.
15. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery.
16. Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
17. Fear of death is worse than death itself.
18. Eat to live, not live to eat.
19. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
20. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
21. Thinking without learning is a dangerous thing.
22. You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
23. If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything.
24. God helps them that help themselves.
25. Look before you leap.
26. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
27. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
28. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
29. Little strokes fell great oaks.
30. The rich man has his ice in the summer and the poor man gets his in the winter.
31. One swallow does not make a summer.
32. Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
33. First impressions are the most lasting.
34. Go abroad and you'll hear news of home.
35. Prevention is better than cure.
36. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
37. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
38. Penny wise, pound foolish.
39. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
40. Good fences make good neighbours.
41. There's a first time for everything.
42. Never marry for money but marry where money is.
43. Lend your money and lose your friend.
44. In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.