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Category:English aphorisms

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  1. it's not the size of the ship, it's the motion of the ocean
  2. Joan's as good as my lady in the dark
  3. clothes maketh the man
  4. appearances are deceptive
  5. a revolution is not a dinner party
  6. if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas
  7. all cats are grey by night
  8. one for all, all for one
  9. something is rotten in the state of Denmark
  10. if it ain't broke, don't fix it
Oldest pages ordered by last edit:
  1. twenty-twenty hindsight
  2. leave well enough alone
  3. clothes don't make the man
  4. actions speak louder than words
  5. absence makes the heart grow fonder
  6. early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
  7. a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
  8. all that glitters is not gold
  9. any press is good press
  10. never change a running system

English phrases that convey basic concepts in a manner short and easily memorable. Typically conveying a concise statement of a scientific principle or truth.