a bad workman always blames his tools »
It is not the tools we use which make us good, but rather how we employ them.
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a camel is a horse designed by a committee »
An expression critical of committees
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a closed mouth gathers no feet »
One who does not speak can be certain he won't say anything embarrassing.
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a day late and a dollar short »
Action that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.
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a dumb priest never got a parish »
(Irish) Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want.
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a few sandwiches short of a picnic »
Exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.
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a friend in need is a friend indeed »
A true friend is one who helps you when you are in need.
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a gentleman and a scholar »
An admirable person.
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a good man is hard to find »
Men who make good husbands or workers are rare.
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a house is not a home »
A home is not merely a building but requires inhabitants and a friendly atmosphere.
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a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step »
even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point
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a leopard cannot change its spots »
One cannot change one's own nature.1597, William Shakespeare, Richard II Act i, Scene 1 (First Folio):King. Lyons make Leopards tame.Mowbray. Yea but not change his ?pots.1611, King James Version of the Bible, Jeremiah 13:23:Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Chapter 32:End now all unkindness. Let us put the Jew to ransom, since the leopard will not change his spots, and a Jew he will continue to be.1918, Johnston McCulley, Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment:The leopard cannot change his spots, old boy.
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a man's home is his castle »
(US) a proverbial expression of personal privacy and security
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a miss is as good as a mile »
A failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.
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a nod is as good as a wink »
The hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining.
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