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| Item | Meaning | 
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| Too many cooks | spoil the broth. | 
| If you can't beat 'em, | join 'em. | 
| When in Rome, | do as the Romans do. | 
| Do unto others | as you would have them do unto you. | 
| Absence makes | the heart grow fonder. | 
| You can lead a horse to water, | but you can't make him drink. | 
| Beauty is | in the eye of the beholder. | 
| Keep your friends close | and your enemies closer. | 
| Honesty is | the best policy. | 
| Beggars | can't be choosers. | 
| When the going gets tough, | the tough get going. | 
| Necessity is | the mother of invention. | 
| Don't bite | the hand that feeds you. | 
| If it ain't broke, | don't fix it. | 
| A chain is only as strong | as its weakest link. | 
| The pen is mightier | than the sword. | 
| If at first you don't succeed, | try, try, tray again | 
| God helps | those who help themselves. | 
| Hope for the best, | but prepare for the worst. | 
| The early bird | catches the worm. | 
| You can't make an omelette | without breaking eggs. | 
| Don't count your chickens | before they hatch. | 
| The grass is always greener | on the other side of the fence. | 
| The squeaky wheel | gets the grease. | 
| There's no such thing | as a free lunch. | 
| You can't always get | what you want. | 
| You can't judge a book | by its cover. | 
| Actions speak | louder than words. | 
| There's no time | like the present. | 
| A picture is worth | a thousand words. | 
| Good things come | to those who wait. | 
| Better safe | than sorry. | 
| No man is | an island. | 
| A penny saved | is a penny earned. | 
| Familiarity | breeds contempt. | 
| If you want something done right, | you have to do it yourself. | 
| Two heads | are better than one. | 
| Don't put all your eggs | in one basket. | 
| All good things | must come to an end. | 
| There's no place | like home. | 
| Practice | makes perfect. | 
| Fortune favours | the bold. | 
| Birds of a feather | flock together. | 
| A watched pot | never boils. | 
| Two wrongs | don't make a right. | 
| Easy come, | easy go. | 
| Never look a gift horse | in the mouth. | 
| One man's meat | is another man's poison | 
| People who live in glass houses | should not throw stones. | 
| Better late | than never. |