Interesting Things for ESL Students
Commonly-Used Proverbs - Page 7 Proverbs are well-known short sayings.
By Charles I. Kelly & Lawrence E. Kelly

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1. Goodness is better ___ beauty.
   Answer than

2. Great minds ___ alike.
   Answer think

3. He is the ___ general who makes the fewest mistakes.
   Answer best

4. He that is master of himself, will soon be master of ___.
   Answer others

5. He that ___ nothing, doubts nothing.
   Answer knows

6. He that plants a tree plants ___ posterity.
   Answer for

7. He who hesitates ___ lost.
   Answer is

8. Honesty is the ___ policy.
   Answer best

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

10. Ignorance ___ bliss.
    Answer is

11. Ignorance of the law excuses ___ man.
    Answer no

12. In for a penny, ___ for a pound.
    Answer in

13. It is ___ to be on the safe side.
    Answer best

14. It is no use crying ___ spilt milk.
    Answer over

15. It never rains, but ___ pours.
    Answer it

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