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PROVERB- Per ardua ad astra.
- The pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last.
- Possession is nine points of the law.
- Pouring oil on the fire is not the way to quench it.
- Praise makes good men better and bad men worse.
- Praise without profit puts little in the pot.
- Procrastination is the thief of time.
- Promises are like pie-crust, made to be broken.
- The proper study of mankind is man.
- A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house.
- Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
- Providence is always on the side of the big batallions.
- Punctuality is the politeness of kings.
- Queen Anne is dead.
- Rain before seven, fine before eleven.
- The receiver is as bad as the thief.
- The remedy may be worse than the disease.
- Revenge is sweet.
- The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
- A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
- Safety lies in the middle course.
- Second thoughts are best.
- Self-praise is no recommendation.
- Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
- Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil.
- Share and share alike.
- The shortest way round is the longest way home.
- Silence gives consent.
- So many countries, so many customs.
- Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
- Speak fair and think what you like.
- Speak well of the dead.
- The sting of a reproach is the truth of it.
- Stolen pleasures are sweetest.
- A straw will show which way the wind blows.
- Stretch your legs according to your coverlet.
- Submitting to one wrong brings on another.
- Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
- The sun is never the worse for shining on a dunghill.
- Sweet are the uses of adversity.
Try the Quiz : Proverbs for College Students : English Proverbs P-S