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An apple a day keeps the doctor away.*

Eating an apple every day can help to keep you healthy.
Other interpretation : A small preventive treatment wards off serious problems.

 

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An empty purse frightens away friends.

When one's financial situation deteriorates, friends tend to disappear.

 

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An Englishman's home is his castle

An Englishman's home is a place where he feels safe, enjoys privacy
and can do as he wishes.

 

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An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

When you work you avoid temptation.

 

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better late than never

 

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All good things are wild, and free.

 

[nannilam_balasubramanian]

A great Mahan said : Our Life is a Note Book. Each day is a page. We cannot
erase what had already been written by Chitra Guptha.

Balasubramanian
Ambattur

 

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There is so much in the world for us all if we only have the eyes to see it, and the heart to love it, and the hand to gather it to ourselves.
Lucy Maud Montgomery

 

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

 

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Accidents will happen.

 

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A cat has nine lives.

1) Cats can survive many accidents because they land on their feet without injury.
2) Three lives = 3 years to play, 3 years to stray, 3 years to stay.

 

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A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.

The strength of a group depends on each individual member.

 

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A change is as good as a rest.

A change in routine is often as refreshing as a break or a holiday.

 

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A dry March, a wet April and a cool May
fill barn and cellar and bring much hay.

Harvest predictions according to the weather

 

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A fault confessed is half redressed.

Confession is the beginning of forgiveness.

 

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A flower blooms more than once.


If you miss an occasion, you can avail of it at another time.

 

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A fool and his money are soon (easily) parted

A foolish person usually spends money carelessly.

 

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A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Someone who helps you when you are in trouble is a real friend.

 

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A friend to all is a friend to none.

Someone who is a friend to everyone makes none of them feel special.

 

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A friend's eye is a good mirror.

A real friend will tell you the truth.

 

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A good example is the best sermon.

Giving an example is better than giving advice.

 

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A good beginning makes a good end.

If a task is carefully planned, there's a better chance that it will be done well.

 

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A good conscience is a soft pillow.

You sleep well when you have nothing to feel guilty about.

 

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A guilty conscience needs no accuser.

 

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A leopard cannot change its spots.

It is not possible for a bad or unpleasant person to become good or pleasant.