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
Oldest pages ordered by last edit:
  1. if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas
  2. clothes maketh the man
  3. one for all, all for one
  4. a penny saved is a penny earned
  5. heaven helps those who help themselves
  6. if it ain't broke, don't fix it
  7. something is rotten in the state of Denmark
  8. size matters
  9. Joan's as good as my lady in the dark
  10. twenty-twenty hindsight

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