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Aphorism Examples (Page 5)


Don’t hide your light under a bushel.

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don’t make mountains out of molehills.

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

Don’t put the cart before the horse.

Don’t shoot the messenger.

Don’t speak ill of the dead.

Don’t spit into the wind.

Don’t take any wooden nickels.

Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water.

Don’t throw pearls before swine.

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Easier said than done.

East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.

East or West, home is best.

Easy come, easy go.

Eat to live, don’t live to eat.

Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Every dog has his day.

Every man has a price.



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  • aphorism: a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”
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