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1.
I _______
pleased that you have a new job.
2.
Politeness
_______ like an air cushion; there may be nothing in it, but it eases our jolts
wonderfully.
3.
I _______
having a skin graft on my arm soon.
4.
I _______ not
proud, also not commit tomfoolery, is tired of all depend on.
5.
Seeing much,
suffering much, and studying much _______ the three pillars of learning.
6.
Do not count
your chickens before they _______ hatched.
7.
Learning
without thought _______ labour lost; thought without learning _______ perilous.
8.
I love you
not because of who you are, but because of who I _______ with you.
9.
Vows made in
storms _______ forgotten in calms.
10.
I _______ not
a princess, I cannot enjoy you love.
11.
Great men are
the guide posts and landmarks in the state; are they who see that spiritual
_______ stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.
12.
The worst
misfortunes _______ these that never happen.
13.
If I _______
not able to help you, at least I can be with you.
14.
Whatever you
do, do with your might; Things done by halves _______ never done right.
15.
In an enemy,
spots _______ soon seen.
16.
There _______
small choice in rotten apples.
17.
We never know
the worth (or value) of water till the well _______ dry.
18.
Promises
_______ like piecrust, made to be broken.
19.
No one can
degrade us except ourselves; that if we _______ worthy, no influence can defeat
us.
20.
I _______
waiting for a person to accompany me for a long time.
21.
I _______
afraid I can't help you.
22.
Great men
_______ the guide posts and landmarks in the state; _______ they who see that
spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.
23.
Idleness
_______ the mother [root] of all evil [sin, vice].
24.
To my ever
loving; I _______ yours forever.
25.
Better be
unborn than untaught, for ignorance _______ the root of misfortune.
26.
Suspicion
_______ the poison of true friendship.
27.
I love you
not for who you are, but for who I _______ before you.
28.
Little
thieves _______ hanged, but great ones escape.
29.
Fire and
water _______ good servants, but bad masters.
30.
I _______
wholly incredulous of the truth of his story.
31.
No one knows
when I _______ not happy.
32.
A vaunter and
a liar _______ near akin.
33.
He _______
rich enough who has true friends.
34.
Half a loaf
_______ better than no bread.
35.
As you know,
I _______ a very kind person.
36.
Joys shared
with others _______ more enjoyed.
37.
Take honour
from me and my life _______ undone.
38.
The husband
_______ always the last to know.
39.
Nothing
_______ certain but death and taxes.
40.
Study
sickness while you _______ well.
41.
For a
cultivated man to be ignorant of foreign languages _______ a great inconvenience.
42.
When
something sensational happens to us, sharing the happiness of the occasion with
friends intensifies our joy. Conversely, in times of trouble and tension, when
our spirits _______ low, unburdening our worries and fears to compassionate
friends alleviates the stress.
43.
Your
conversation _______ the mirror of your thoughts.
44.
I _______
infinitely grateful that you are in my small life. Happiest of Birthdays from
your dear friend.
45.
I _______ not
a slave, I _______ not a captive, and by energy I can overcome the greater
obstacles.
46.
I _______ on
my way to the grocery store.
47.
A boaster and
a liar _______ all one.
48.
There is no
parking between 9 _______ and 6 pm.
49.
It _______
not good to wake a sleeping lion.
50.
They that
reckon without their host _______ to reckon twice.
51.
Where else
_______ I gonna go?
52.
Oh, I _______
not going to die, _______ I? He will not separate us, we have been so happy.
53.
"You
couldn't see my tears cause I _______ in the water." Fish said to water.
54.
Money _______
a good servant, but a bad master.
55.
All truths
_______ not (always) to be told.
56.
The laws of
Nature, that is to say the laws of God, plainly made every human being a law
unto himself we must steadfastly refuse to obey those laws, and we must as
steadfastly stand by the conventions which ignore them, since the statutes
furnish us peace, fairly good government and stability, and therefore _______
better for us than the laws of God, which would soon plunge us into confusion
and disorder and anarchy if we should adopt them.
57.
I _______ a
very lonely at the time the children will look up to the sky, watching the sun,
watching the big moon, hope to see the eyes of the neck pain, choking with
tears. This is true, children do not lie.
58.
When they
quarrel, I _______ often caught in the middle.
59.
There _______
a small choice in rotten apples.
60.
It _______ a
sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.
61.
The burden on
likes _______ cheerfully borne.
62.
The evil
[evils] we bring on ourselves _______ the hardest to bear.
63.
There _______
more foolish buyers than foolish sellers.
64.
Some books
_______ to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and
digested.
65.
I can't
believe I _______ really going to meet the princess.
66.
Propaganda
_______ the art of persuading others of what one does not believer oneself.
67.
I _______
ready to die for my Lord, that in my blood the Church may obtain liberty and
peace. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury.
68.
A politician
_______ a man who understands government, and it takes a politician to run a
government. A statesman _______ a politician who's been dead ten or fifteen
years.
69.
I _______
going to prune this bush down.
70.
The
misfortunes hardest to bear _______ those which never come.
71.
Pain _______
forgotten where gain follows.
72.
The wolf and
fox _______ both privateers.
73.
Nothing
_______ impossible to willing mind (or heart).
74.
It _______
too late to lock the stable door when the steed _______ stolen.
75.
Being
reluctant to think, unwilling to study intensively and under-stand deeply and
being complacent and satisfied at negligible knowledge all _______ the cause of
poor intelligence, which can be termed as "foolish".
76.
The wisdom of
nations lies in their proverbs, which _______ brief and pithy.
77.
When the
horse _______ stolen, (you) lock the stable door.
78.
I don't want
to be in tears, but I _______ still in grief.
79.
I _______ not
personally acquainted with the gentleman in question.
80.
When we have
gold we _______ in fear; when we have none we _______ in danger.
81.
The dainties
of the great _______ the tears of the poor.
82.
Am I allowed
to take pictures here?
83.
A novel
_______ a mirror walking along a main road.
84.
There _______
no birds of this year in last year’s nests.
85.
The tree
_______ known by its [his] fruit.
86.
There _______
faults from which none of us is [are] free.
87.
It is my own
fault if I _______ deceived by the same man twice.
88.
A trouble
shared _______ a trouble halved.
89.
There _______
no rule without an exception.
90.
He that
_______ angry _______ seldom at ease.
91.
I have tried
to write this story five times but I _______ still dissatisfied with me.
92.
I have
authorized him to act for me while I _______ away.
93.
When the well
_______ full, it will run over.
94.
As the life
is, so _______ the end.
95.
There _______
none so blind as those, that will not see.
96.
Those who
complain most _______ most to be complained of.
97.
There _______
lees to every wine.
98.
I _______ not
averse to a dance party and a good mean after a week's hard work.
99.
Money _______
like muck, not good except it be spread.
100.
This is who I
am. Nobody said you had to like it.
101.
The tongue
_______ boneless but it breaks bones.
102.
A clear fast
_______ better than a dirty breakfast.
103.
A nod _______
as good as a wink to a blind horse.
104.
All things
_______ difficult before they _______ easy. Thomas Fuller
105.
Freedom
_______ always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.
106.
I can't
express how grateful I am.
107.
I _______ not
greed but I envy.
108.
Virtue and
happiness _______ mother and daughter.
109.
Diseases
_______ the price of ill pleasures.
110.
The
handsomest flower _______ not the sweetest.
111.
I _______ not
now that which I have been. (I _______ not what I used to be.).
112.
What _______
I supposed to do?
113.
Am I allowed
to stay out past 10?
114.
Goods _______
theirs that enjoy them.
115.
Falling out
of lovers _______ the renewing of love.
116.
Unfortunately,
George cannot be with us today so I _______ pleased to accept this award on his
behalf.
117.
Health and
strength _______ above all gold.
118.
Experience
_______ a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.
119.
He alone
_______ poor who does not possess knowledge.
120.
Take honour
from me and my life _______ done.
121.
I _______ not
easily provoked, but this behaviour is intolerable!
122.
The shortest
answer _______ doing the thing.
123.
The love that
_______ too violent will not last long.
124.
You _______
the greatest enemy if you _______ a coward, but if you _______ brave, you _______
your greatest friend.
125.
Hasty love
_______ soon hot and soon cold.
126.
He who will
not reason, _______ a bigot; he who cannot _______ a fool ; and he who dares
not _______ a slave.
127.
Deeds _______
fruits, words _______ but leaves.
128.
Life _______
made up of sobs, sniffles and smiles with sniffles predominating.
129.
I _______
trying to improve my timekeeping.
130.
There _______
three ways of spreading news-- telegraph, telephone, and tel-a-woman.
131.
All _______
fish that comes to his net.
132.
I _______
writing to inform you that your rent will be increased to £60 p.w. from October
1st.
133.
I _______
about to lose my mind, you have been gone for so long.
134.
Skill and
confidence _______ an unconquered army.
135.
I _______
very good, does not cry not noisy not to laugh.
136.
I _______ who
I am, your opinion is neither desired nor required.
137.
I’m here to
please you, i _______ your man. every day, every night, i hold you tight.
138.
I _______
quite unqualified to talk on this subject.
139.
Children
_______ certain cares, but uncertain comforts.
140.
A thousand
friends _______ few, one enemy is too many.
141.
In education
we _______ striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life.
142.
Riches
_______ the root of all evil.
143.
I love you
not because of who you are, but because of who i _______ when i _______ with
you.
144.
Miracles
_______ to those who believe in them.
145.
Undaunted by
the cold and the rain, people danced until 2 am.
146.
Benefits
please like flowers, while they _______ fresh.
147.
Man is not
the creature of circumstances; circumstances _______ the creature of man.
148.
The more the
well _______ used, the more water it gives.
149.
Why I must be
a tiny part of others' life though I _______ such a nice person?
150.
Congenial
minds _______ disposed to associate.
151.
A wise man
_______ never less alone than when (he is) alone.
152.
A disease
known _______ half cured.
153.
Affairs that
_______ done by due degrees _______ soon ended.
154.
I _______ not
easily provoked, but his behaviour is intolerable!
155.
Marriage
_______ the bloom or blight of all men's happiness.
156.
Where drums
beat, laws _______ silent.
157.
When you
_______ at Rome, do as Rome does.
158.
Wisdom
_______ a good purchase though we pay dear for it.
159.
I _______
pleased to tell you that your application for the post of Assistant Editor has
been successful.
160.
The wife
_______ the key of the house.
161.
A long
dispute means that both parties _______ wrong.
162.
The tragedy
of the world is that those who _______ imaginative have but slight experience,
and those who _______ experienced have feeble imaginations.
163.
You do not
know I _______ missing you.
164.
I _______
hopeful this misunderstanding will be rectified very quickly.
165.
The cat and
dog may kiss, yet _______ none the better.
166.
I _______
considering what to do next.
167.
A good head
and an industrious hand _______ worth gold in any land.
168.
I will
preface what I _______ going to say with a few lines from Shakespeare.
169.
Virtue
_______ a jewel of great price.
170.
Mama, thank
you for who I am.
171.
Words _______
the voice of the heart.
172.
The follies
of youth _______ food for repentance in old age.
173.
One cloud
_______ enough to eclipse all the sun.
174.
Eternity
_______ in love with the productions of time.
175.
False friends
_______ worse than bitter enemies.
176.
We, the
rustling leaves, have a voice that answers the storms, but who are you so
silent " I _______ a mere flower.
177.
Sickness
shows us what we are.
178.
Men of
courage, men of sense, and men of letters _______ frequent: but a true
gentleman is what one seldom sees.
179.
Riches
_______ gotten with pain, kept with care, and lost with grief.
180.
Those who
_______ quick to promise _______ generally slow to perform.
181.
Love is like
sea with lots of waves, I recall the sailing boat when I _______ old Nobody
will remember all of you like me.
182.
An
Englishman’s home _______ his castle.
183.
To choose
time _______ to save time.
184.
When an end
is lawful and obligatory, the indispensable means to is _______ also lawful and
obligatory.
185.
Success has
many fathers, while failure _______ an orphan.
186.
My heart
beats for you every day. I _______ inspired by you every minute, and I worry
about you every second. It is wonderful to have you in my life.
187.
All politics
_______ based on the indifference of the majority.
188.
All _______
not merry that dance lightly.
189.
He that has
no children knows not what _______ love.
190.
I _______ caught
between the devil and the deep blue sea.
191.
False friends
_______ worse than open enemies.
192.
What _______
there sadder under the sun than a day that _______ gone and nothing done.
193.
I _______
just a friend, and she is your everything.
194.
A handful of
common sense _______ worth bushel of learning.
195.
Freedom
_______ the freedom to say that two plus two makes four. If that _______
granted, all else follows.
196.
John will be
my deputy while I _______ on holiday.
197.
It _______
the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.
198.
Envy _______
blind and knows nothing except how to depreciate the excellence of others.
199.
In this world
there is always danger for those who _______ afraid of it.
200.
Glory _______
the shadow of virtue.
201.
The family
you came from isn't as important as the family you _______ going to have.
202.
There _______
no royal road to learning.
203.
Success has
many fathers, but failure _______ an orphan.
204.
First
impressions _______ half the battle.
205.
I _______ not
a bit anxious about my battles, If I _______ anxious I don't fight them, I wait
until I _______ ready.
206.
Sweet _______
the uses of adversity.
207.
In the midst
of life we _______ in death.
208.
I _______ a
slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
209.
I love you
not for who you are, but for who I _______ in your heart.
210.
The law
cannot make all men equal, but they _______ all equal before the law.
211.
It was around
10.15 pm local time(sentencedict.com), 3.15 _______ at home.
212.
Health and
understanding _______ the two great blessing of life.
213.
I _______
shocked by the atrocity of this man's crimes.
214.
I _______
embroidering this picture for my mother.
215.
Mills and
wives _______ ever wanting.
216.
He _______
not a wise man who cannot play the fool on occasion.
217.
A bad
compromise _______ better than a good lawsuit.
218.
I _______
confident that everything will come out right in time.
219.
Drop by drop
the oceans _______ filled; stone by stone the walls _______ built.
220.
Kind words
_______ the music of the world.
221.
No man
_______ a hero to his valet.
222.
A house
_______ not a home.
223.
I _______ in
a position to save you a good deal of time.
224.
A word to the
wise _______ enough.
225.
No matter how
strong you _______ how notable your attainments, you have enduring significance
only in your relationship to others.
226.
I _______ on
your side, never leave.
227.
When I
_______ sad, I take refuge in remembering happier times.
228.
I _______
accountable to my superiors for my actions.
229.
I _______ not
altogether happy about the decision.
230.
Poverty on an
old man’s back _______ a heavy burden.
231.
Dangers
foreseen _______ the sooner prevented.
232.
As empty
vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have least wit _______ the
greatest babblers.
233.
Labour
_______ the capital of our working men.
234.
I know I
_______ not qualified, but I just want to know you.
235.
"Am I
boring you?" she asked anxiously.
236.
War _______
much too important to be left to the military.
237.
What, am I
going to herd your children this afternoon?
238.
Self-conquest
_______ the greatest of victories.
239.
A good book
_______ a light to the soul.
240.
It _______ a
long lane that has no turning.
241.
Call no man
happy till [until] he _______ dead.
242.
The best
hearts _______ always the bravest.
243.
I _______
confident that we can restore peace, stability and respect for the rule of law.
244.
To preserve a
friend three things _______ required: to honour him present, praise him absent,
and assist him in his necessities.
245.
We need
enemies to help define ourselves and our lives; they help us to know who we
_______ not or who we do not want to be.
246.
Don't let me
wait, wait until the widder then see you I _______ afraid I've language do word
poor.
247.
Count not
your chickens before they _______ hatched.
248.
Don't halloo
till you _______ out of the wood.
249.
All I am, or
can be, I owe to my angel mother.
250.
Kind hearts
_______ more than coronets.
251.
It _______ a
good horse that never stumbles; and a good wife that never grumbles.
252.
A chain
_______ only as strong as its weakest link.
253.
Love is not
about running into each other in crowds. Love is an impossible meeting. For
example, I _______ a bird flying in sky, u r a leopard in forest. We just fall
in love accidentally.
254.
I'm very
sorry, I really am.
255.
There _______
always a first brave person who breaks step with the stampeding masses fleeing
in panic, who pauses to help another to his feet, creating his own eye in the
storm, The stuff of heroes _______ made, forged in the midst of tragedy, in the
blink of an eye.
256.
None _______
so deaf as those who will not hear.
257.
Words _______
the wise man’s counters and the fool’s money.
258.
Art _______
long, life _______ short.
259.
I _______
sick of always waiting for you!
260.
I can't
express how sorry I am.
261.
The more
things a man _______ ashamed of, the more respectable he is. George Bernard
Shaw
262.
Scantiness of
modesty _______ short of knowledge.
263.
Can u point
to where I _______ on this map?
264.
I _______
sure that common sense will prevail in the end.
265.
Circumstances
_______ the rulers of the weak, instruments of the wise.
266.
Painting
_______ silent poetry and poetry _______ a speaking picture.
267.
Every man
_______ the master of his own fortune.
268.
I _______ not
fond of eating meat.
269.
I _______
anxious to avoid any possible misunderstanding.
270.
He who hath
good health _______ young, and he _______ rich who owes nothing.
271.
Starting
today, I _______ going to do myself a favour. To forget about the burdens. To
forget about the pains. To forget about the hurts.
272.
Thinking well
_______ wise; planning well, wiser; doing well, wisest and best of all.
273.
Sloth _______
the key of [to] poverty.
274.
The more
riches a fool hath, the greater fool he is.
275.
I _______
sure he will win the game.
276.
We _______
not born for ourselves.
277.
Love _______
the mother of love.
278.
I _______ not
only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men.
279.
Brevity
_______ the soul of wit.
280.
I _______ in
a dilemma whether to do Maths or English.
281.
When I was
young, I admired clever people. Now that I _______ old, I admire kind people.
282.
I love you
not for whom you are, but who I _______ when I'm by your side.
283.
The lion
_______ not so fierce as he _______ painted.
284.
Don't feel
bad growing old. I _______ right behind you.
285.
It _______
discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by
deceit.
286.
Great talkers
_______ not great doers.
287.
I tell you
hopeless grief _______ passionless.
288.
We departed
for London at 10 am.
289.
I _______ too
happy to stand faint!
290.
The highest
art _______ to conceal art.
291.
I _______ not
how free and easy, nor is it how sad, I'm just used to silence.
292.
There _______
spots (even) in [on] the sun.
293.
The word
"Impossible" _______ not in my dictionary.
294.
Thousands of
time I have thought of you, my heart is going high into the air and flying with
my blessing towards you I don't care loneliness. I _______ satisfied when you
are happy and I _______ happy when I think of you!
295.
I _______
completely disgusted at you.
296.
Gifts from
the enemies _______ dangerous.
297.
Kind words
_______ worth much and cost little.
298.
I _______
luckier than most. I have a job.
299.
Words cannot
express how pleased I am.
300.
It _______ no
honour for an eagle to vanquish a dove.
301.
The best
teachers of humanity _______ the lives of great men.
302.
It _______
impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
303.
Fame like a
river _______ narrowest at its source and broadest afar off.
304.
I always keep
a drink of water by my bedside in case I _______ thirsty in the middle of the
night.
305.
I _______
immune from the disease, for I had it once.
306.
What does it
matter where I _______ if you are not with me.
307.
Deeds _______
males, and words _______ females.
308.
A wicked man
_______ his own hell.
309.
I _______
filled with such joy at the sight of you two beginning together.
310.
I _______ not
you who who who, why care about Russia 's who's who.
311.
No one is
sorrier than I _______ about what happened.
312.
I _______
making you responsible for the cooking.
313.
If the
language cannot express, I _______ willing to prove that life can.
314.
Men’s
characters _______ not always written on their foreheads.
315.
All _______
not gold that glitters.
316.
I _______ not
myself a particularly punctual person.
317.
A straight
foot _______ not afraid of a crooked shoe.
318.
I love you
not for who you are, but for who I _______ before you. Sentencedict.com
319.
The more we
do, the more we can do; the busier we are, the more leisure we have.
320.
Pigs may fly,
but they _______ very unlikely birds.
321.
Fame usually
comes to those who _______ thinking something else.
322.
Where there
_______ reeds, there is water.
323.
Learning
_______ an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in
old age.
324.
We hope to
grow old, yet we fear old age; that is, we _______ willing to live, and afraid
to die.
325.
Many heads
_______ better than one.
326.
There _______
painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there _______ others who
with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into
the sun.
327.
An empty hand
_______ no lure for a hawk.
328.
I _______ not
afraid I _______ afraid spend courage tattle and prate.
329.
I _______ not
addicted to text. I _______ addicted to who I _______ texting.
330.
Those who eat
most _______ not always fattest; those who read most, not always wisest.
331.
While (or
Where) there _______ life there _______ hope.
332.
We should so
live and labor in our time that what came to us as seed may go to the next
generation as blossom, and what came to us as blossom may go to them as fruit.
This _______ what we mean by progress.
333.
The cat and
dog may kiss, yet _______ none the better friends.
334.
It is
discouraging to think how many people _______ shocked by honesty and how few by
deceit.
335.
Revolutions
_______ not made with rosewater.
336.
There _______
but three ways of living: by working, by stealing, or by begging.
337.
I _______
sorry for what I have done.
338.
Conquer of fear
of death and you _______ put into possession of your life.
339.
A good
beginning _______ half the battle.
340.
The tragedy
of the world _______ that those who are imaginative have but slight experience,
and those who are experienced have feeble imaginations.
341.
Truth and
love _______ two of the most powerful things in the world; and when they both
go together; they cannot easily be withstood.
342.
If they say
you _______ good, ask yourself if it be true.
343.
The bigger
they are, the harder they fall.
344.
I _______ a
member of our school football club.
345.
They _______
never alone accompanied by noble thoughts.
346.
The devil
_______ good when he _______ pleased.
347.
The best
physicians _______ Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman.
348.
I _______ in
accord with your plan.
349.
Economy
_______ itself a great income.
350.
Saying and
doing _______ two different things.
351.
In a great
river great fish _______ found; but take heed lest you be drowned.
352.
It _______
easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything
about anything.
353.
Men of
privilege without power _______ waste material, Men of enlightenment without
influence _______ the poorest kind of rubbish.
354.
Love _______
the true price of love.
355.
Laws _______
like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and horns break
through.
356.
Poor folk
[men] _______ fain of little.
357.
It is
desperately sad news and I _______ absolutely shattered to hear it.
358.
There _______
no virtue that poverty destroyeth not.
359.
There _______
more trouble in having nothing to do than in having much to do.
360.
My interest
is in the future because I _______ going to spend the rest of my life there.
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