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Opportunity only knocks once

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La oportunidad la pintan calva y con un solo pelo

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Give an inch and they’ll take a mile

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Dale el dedo y tomará el brazo

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Nothing ventured nothing gained

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Quien no se aventura no pasa la mar

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You’re known by the company you keep

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Dime con quien andas y te diré quien eres

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Shut up and listen/listen or your tongue will make you deaf

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Escucha o tu lengua te hará sordo

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Do as I say, not as I do

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Haz lo que digo no hagas lo que hago

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It is better to give than to receive

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El placer es en dar no en recibir

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Time flies when you’re having fun

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El tiempo vuela cuando te diviertes

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Be nice to everyone

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Haz bien y no mires a quien

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Be all you can be

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Sé todo lo que puedes ser

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Don’t stick your foot in your mouth

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En boca cerrada no entran moscas

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Youth is wasted on the young

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Si juventud supiera y vejez pudiera

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Honesty is the best policy

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Lo mejor es ser franco

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Sleep on it

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Antes que resuelvas nada consúltalo con la almohada

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Don’t put off for tomorrow what you can do today

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No dejes para mañana lo que puedes hacer hoy

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The early bird gets the worm

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A quien madruga Dios le ayuda

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17
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Easier said then done

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Del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho

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18
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Look before you leap

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Antes que te cases mira lo que haces

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You are who you are

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Aunque la mona se vista de seda mona se quedo

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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

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Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando

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Last year was always better

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El año pasado siempre fue mejor

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If you want to have enemies lend money to your friends

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Si quieres tener enemigos presta dinero a tus amigos

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If the shoe fits wear it

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Si le viene el saco póngaselo

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When one door closes another one opens

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Cuando una puerta se cierra otra se abre

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There’s no time like the present

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No hay tiempo como el presente

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Good things come to those who wait

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Lo bueno siempre llega a los que saben esperar

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Don’t talk about what you don’t know

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De lo que no sabes no hables

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Silence is golden

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Más vale callar que mucho hablar

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It’s better to be alone than poorly accompanied

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Más vale estar solo que mal acompañado

30
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Love conquers all

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El amor lo vence todo

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When the cats away the mice will play

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Cuando el gato está fuera los ratones hacen fiesta

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Things aren’t as bad as they seem/the lion isn’t as fierce as they paint it

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No es tan fiero el León como lo pintan

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Expect the worst hope for the best

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Desea lo mejor y espera lo peor

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Practice makes perfect

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El ejercicio hace maestro

35
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My friends only like me for my money

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De Rico a pobre pasé y sin amigos me quedé

36
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Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

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A caballo regalado no se le mira al diente

37
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When you’re in danger you know who your real friends are

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En el peligro se conoce al amigo

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Better late than never

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Más vale tarde que nunca

39
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Think before you speak

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Antes de hablar es bueno pensar

40
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A penny saved is a penny earned

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Dinero ahorrado dos veces ganado

41
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He who seeks, finds

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Quien busca, halla

42
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Lost time is not recovered

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El tiempo perdido no se recobra

43
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As long as there’s life there’s hope

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Mientras hay vida hay esperanza

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April showers bring May flowers

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En Abril-Aguas mil

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You get what you pay for

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Lo barato sale caro

46
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Chip of the old block

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De tal palo tal astilla

47
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Birds of a feather flock together

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Cada oveja con su pareja

48
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Be appreciative for what you have

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En tierra de ciegos, el tuerto es rey

49
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Not all that glitters is gold

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No todo lo que brilla es oro

50
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He who sleeps a lot learns little

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Quien mucho duerme poco aprende

51
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away

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Una manzana cada día de médio te ahorraría

52
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It has been a pleasure

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Ha sido un placer

53
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Without eating there is no pleasure

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Sin comer no hay placer

54
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Money talks

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Con plata nada falta

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Clothes don’t make the man

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El hábito no hace al monje

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Friendship can’t be bought

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La amistad no se compra

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Smile in the face of adversity

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A mal tiempo buena cara

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The curiosity killed the cat

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La curiosidad mató al gato

59
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Only time will tell

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El tiempo da buen consejo

60
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Time is money

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El tiempo es oro

61
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The walls have ears

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Las paredes oyen

62
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You learn something new every day

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Cada día se aprende algo nuevo

63
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Seeing is believing

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Hay que ver para creer

64
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First come, first serve

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Quien primero viene, primero tiene

65
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Beauty is only skin deep

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La hermosura poco dura

66
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Live and learn

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Bueno es vivir para ver

67
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Knowledge is power

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Saber es poder

68
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What will be, will be

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Qué será, será

69
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Don’t worry

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No te preocupes

70
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Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth

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Ojo por ojo, diente por diente

71
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Where there’s smoke there’s fire

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Donde fuego se hace, fumo sale

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