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Proverbs starting with L

1: Last, but not least.
said for :

2: Laws catch flies, but let hornets go free.
implies that:

3: Learn to creep before you leap.
Meaning that you must:

4: Learn to say before you sing.
said to mean that:

5: Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
advices to:

6: Least said, soonest mended.
used to say that:

7: Let bygones be bygones
means that:

8: Let bygones be bygones.
meaning:

9: Let every man praise the bridge he goes over.
meaning:

10: Let sleeping dogs lie.
advices that:

11: Let the cobbler stick to his last
used to mean that:

12: Let well enough alone.
suggests that:

13: Liars need good memories.
in order:

14: Lies have short legs.
means that:

15: Life is but a span.
in other words:

16: Life is not a bed of roses.
used to say that:

17: Life is not all cakes and ale
said to mean that:

18: Like a cat on hot bricks.
said for :

19: Like a needle in a haystack.
expression said when:

20: Like begets like.
meaning:

21: Like draws to like.
meaning:

22: Like father, like son.
said to mean that:

23: Like master, like man.
suggests that:

24: Like mother, like daughter.
is said:

25: Like parents, like children.
emphasizes that :

26: Little birds that can sing and won't sing must be made to sing.
suggests that:

27: Little chips light great fires.
means that:

28: Little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
suggests that:

29: Little pigeons can carry great messages.
meaning that:

30: Little pitchers have long ears.
meaning:

31: Little strokes fell great oaks.
means that:

32: Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.
expresses that:

33: Little things amuse little minds.
expresses that:

34: Live and learn.
an expression:

35: Live and let live.
is used to say that:

36: Live not to eat, but eat to live.
expression that :

37: Long absent, soon forgotten.
means that:

38: Look before you leap, but having leapt never look back.
means that:

39: Look before you leap.
indicates that:

40: Lookers-on see more than players.
suggests that:

41: Lost time is never found again.
implies that:

42: Love in a cottage.
expression about:

43: Love me, love my dog.
informs that:

44: Love will creep where it may not go.
used to mean that: