Interesting Things for ESL Students
Commonly-Used Proverbs - Randomly Chosen
Proverbs are well-known short sayings.
By Charles I. Kelly & Lawrence E. Kelly
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  1. Experience is the mother ___ wisdom.

  2. Diligence is the mother of ___ fortune.

  3. Let bygones ___ bygones.

  4. First things ___.

  5. Life is just a ___ of cherries.

  6. You can't tell a ___ by its cover.

  7. Great minds ___ alike.

  8. If a job's worth doing, it's worth ___ well.

  9. Nothing succeeds ___ success.

  10. The last straw breaks the camel's ___.

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