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English Proverbs : Proverb to Meaning III


Given the MEANING, identify the PROVERB

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1.

A person's character, especially bad nature, will always remain the same.

  Hunger is the best sauce.

  Live and let live.

  Like father, like son.

  The leopard cannot change its spots.

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2.

Every calamity that occurs is of advantage to someone or the other.

  It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

  It is useless to flog a dead horse.

  Hunger is the best sauce.

  Knowledge is power.

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3.

There can only be a single leader in any enterprise.

  Man proposes, God disposes.

  The love of money is the root of all evil.

  Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.

  If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind.

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4.

It is useless taking precautions after something has happened.

  It is never too late to mend.

  Let the buyer beware or Caveat emptor (Latin version).

  It is too late to lock the stable when the horse has been stolen.

  Hunger is the best sauce.

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5.

It is a waste of time to argue about something done and long-forgotten.

  Let sleeping dogs lie.

  Kill not the goose that lays golden eggs.

  It is useless to flog a dead horse.

  It never rains but it pours.

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6.

Whom you wed is not decided by you but a matter of chance.

  Little strokes fell great oaks.

  It is too late to lock the stable when the horse has been stolen.

  Marriages are made in heaven.

  It is a sad heart that never rejoices.

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7.

Events, specially misfortunes, always come all at once.

  Like father, like son.

  It never rains but it pours.

  Let sleeping dogs lie.

  A Jack of all trades is master of none.

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