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E pluribus unum  [Out of many, one; or from many, one]

The early bird catches the worm

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

Ease and honor are seldom bedfellows

Easier said than done

East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet  [Rudyard Kipling]

East, west, home's best

Easy come, easy go

Easy does it  [Do everything with care and patience; relax. Used as advice to someone to act patiently.]

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

Eat to live; do not live to eat

Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary!  [No problem, it's very simple.]

An elephant never forgets 

Elephant never forgets

The Emperor has no clothes on

Empty sacks will never stand upright (An empty sack cannot stand upright)  [It is hard to function when you are in dire need, especially when you are hungry or thirsty.]

Empty vessels make the greatest sound

The end justifies the means

The enemy of my enemy is my friend  [Opponents of the same person or thing naturally become allies.]

Enough is as good as a feast

Enough is enough  [What one has said or done is already excessive. Usually used as an angry response.]

Epigrams succeed where epics fail.--- Persian proverb

Et tu, Brute? [You also (too), Brutus?]

Eureka! [I have found it!]

Even a blind pig occasionally picks up an acorn  [Anyone, even a disabled person, can achieve some success.]

Even a worm will turn

Even Homer sometimes nods [Nobody can be at his best all the time.]

Every cloud has a silver lining  [Some good may come out of any gloomy situation.]

Every dog has his day

Every dog is allowed one bite

Every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence

Every family has a skeleton in the closet

Every little (bit) helps

Every man after his fashion

Every man for himself   [Grab whatever you can and don't help or expect help from others.]

Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost

Every man has his price.

Every man is his own worst enemy

Every man is not born with a silver spoon in his mouth  [Not everyone is born to wealth.]

Every man is the architect of his own fortune

Every man makes mistakes

Every man to his own taste [Everyone has his own tastes]

Every rose has its thorn

Every tub must stand on its own bottom

Everybody is wise after the event

Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it  [Everybody complains about a problem, but nothing is done about it.]

Everybody's doin' it

Everyone has his fifteen minutes of fame

Everyone is innocent until proven guilty

Everyone makes mistakes.

Everyone to his won taste

Everyone to whom much is given, of him will much be required [Much is expected where much is given.]

Everything but the kitchen sink [Absolutely everything that is available, whether it's relevant or not.]

Everything comes to an end

Everything comes to him who waits

Everything falls into place

Everything has an end

Everything is not all peaches and cream [Everything is not easy and simple.]

Everything is relative

Everything old is new again  [Things that are well established often find new popularity.]

Everything's coming up roses  [Life looks great]

Everything's hunky-dory  [Everything is fine.]

Everything's under control

Evil to him who evil thinks

Example is better than precept

The exception proves the rule

Exchange is no robbery

Experience is the best teacher

Experience is the mother of science

Experience is the mother of wisdom

Extremes meet

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth      [You have heard that it hath been said, / An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: / But I say unto you, / That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.]             

The eyes are bigger than the stomach  [One desires more than one can handle]

The eyes are the mirror(s) of the soul (mind).

The eyes are the window of the soul

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