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All is fair in love and war

Proverbs and old sayings British about war, love, old, olderness

Fine words butter no parsnip.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Save your breath to cool your porridge.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Proverbs and old sayings British about man, old, olderness

In the land of the blind people the one with one eye is king.

Proverbs and old sayings Romanian about blind, people

Men rule the world and women rule the men.

Proverbs and old sayings British about rules, man, world

A day without a smile is a day wasted

Proverbs and old sayings British about smile, day

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

It came upon the midnight clear
That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold
Peace on the earth, good will to men
From heaven's all gracious King
The world in solemn stillness lay

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A bad excuse is better than none

Proverbs and old sayings British about bad luck, bad, old, olderness

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

A little learning is a dangerous thing

Proverbs and old sayings British about things, old, olderness

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

A rising tide lifts all boats

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

A watched man never plays

Proverbs and old sayings British about man, old, olderness

A watched pot/kettle never boils

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. John Dalberg-Acton, 1887

Proverbs and old sayings British about absolute, power, old, olderness

Adversity makes strange bedfellows

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

All good things come to he who waits

Proverbs and old sayings British about things, good, good luck, old, olderness

All hands on deck/to the pump

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness