Category:English aphorisms

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  1. it's not the size of the ship, it's the motion of the ocean
  2. all cats are grey by night
  3. clothes maketh the man
  4. size matters
  5. if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas
  6. Joan's as good as my lady in the dark
  7. never change a running system
  8. any press is good press
  9. one for all, all for one
  10. heaven helps those who help themselves
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  1. leave well enough alone
  2. clothes don't make the man
  3. early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
  4. a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
  5. any press is good press
  6. ignorance is bliss
  7. twenty-twenty hindsight
  8. absence makes the heart grow fonder
  9. size matters
  10. a penny saved is a penny earned

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


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