Sometimes this appliesBUTOther times THIS applies
Absence makes the heart grow fonder | BUT | Out of sight, out of mind
| All for one & one for all | BUT | Every man for himself
| Ask & you shall receive | BUT | Ask no questions, hear no lies | Curiosity killed the cat You can't always get what you want Better alone than in bad company | If you lie down with dogs, you'll wake up with fleas BUT | If you can't beat 'em, join 'em | There's safety in numbers Better safe than sorry | Leave well enough alone BUT | Don't knock it till you've tried it | Nothing ventured, nothing gained You can't win if you don't play Beware of Greeks bearing gifts | BUT | Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
| Birds of a feather flock together | BUT | Opposites attract
| Cleanliness is next to godliness | Clothes make the man BUT | All that glitters is not gold | Beauty is only skin deep Don't judge a book by its cover Handsome is as handsome does Discretion is the better part of valor | Fools rush in where angels fear to tread Look before you leap BUT | He who hesitates is lost | Strike while the iron's hot Don't cross the bridge until you reach it | BUT | Forewarned is forearmed
| Don't speak too soon | BUT | Speak now or forever hold your peace
| Don't sweat the small stuff | BUT | Every little bit helps
| Don't talk to strangers | BUT | Familiarity breeds contempt
| Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom | BUT | Faith will move mountains
| Everybody needs love | BUT | Love hurts
| An eye for an eye & a tooth for a tooth | Two can play at that game BUT | Turn the other cheek | Two wrongs don't make a right First things first | Idle hands do the Devil's work BUT | All work & no play makes Jack a dull boy | Stop & smell the roses Friends don't let friends drive drunk | BUT | Let sleeping dogs lie | Live & let live A good beginning makes a good ending | BUT | It's not over till it's over
| Good things come in small packages | BUT | The bigger the better
| Good things come to those who wait | BUT | The early bird gets the worm | Make hay while the sun shines Haste makes waste | BUT | The sooner the better | A stitch in time saves nine Hold fast to the words of your ancestors | BUT | Wise men make proverbs; fools repeat them
| If at first you don't succeed, try & try again | Practice makes perfect Where there's a will, there's a way BUT | Take no for an answer | Don't beat a dead horse If you've seen one, you've seen them all | One size fits all BUT | Different strokes for different folks | It takes all sorts One man's meat is another man's poison To each his own Ignorance is bliss | BUT | Knowledge is power
| Laugh & the world laughs with you; weep & you weep alone | BUT | Misery loves company
| Locking the barn door after the horse has bolted is useless | BUT | Once bitten, twice shy
| Loose lips sink ships | Silence is golden BUT | The squeaky wheel gets the grease
| A man's reach should exceed his grasp | BUT | A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
| Many kinfolk, new friends | BUT | Blood is thicker than water
| A miss is as good as a mile | BUT | Half a loaf is better than none
| Money can't buy you love | BUT | Romance without finance can be a nuisance
| An old fox is not easily snared | BUT | There's no fool like an old fool
| The pen is mightier than the sword | BUT | Actions speak louder than words | Sticks & stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me Practice what you preach | BUT | Do as I say, not as I do/did
| The road to hell is paved with good intentions | BUT | It's the thought that counts
| Rome wasn't built in a day | BUT | Time & tide wait for no one
| There's no such thing as a free lunch | BUT | The best things in life are free
| Tomorrow is another day | BUT | Another day might be too late | Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today Too many cooks spoil the broth | If you want something done right, do it yourself BUT | Two heads are better than one | Many hands make light work Variety is the spice of life | BUT | Don't change horses in midstream
| When in Rome, do as the Romans do | BUT | To thine own self be true
| You can't teach an old dog new tricks | BUT | You're never too old to learn
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