Can You Complete All Proverbs Correctly?

English is chock-full of great proverbs that have been gathered over centuries to represent folksy wisdom. We teach them to our children as they will do to theirs. Can you complete the second half of these 15 proverbs?
 
1 of 15
A bad workman always...
...leaves early.
...blames his tools.
...comes late.
...blames the customer.
 
2 of 15
All’s fair in...
...love and hate.
...love and war.
...fright and scare.
...death and taxes.
 
3 of 15
An apple a day...
...keeps you healthy and hale.
...will never lead you astray.
...will make you healthy as a horse.
...keeps the doctor away.
 
4 of 15
Appearances can...
...be an illusion.
...be a lie.
...cure any mood.
...be deceiving.
 
5 of 15
As you sow...
...so shall it be.
...so shall you be.
...so shall you reap.
...so you shall eat.
 
6 of 15
A thing begun...
...is a blessing for everyone.
...is never done.
...is half done.
...is properly done.
 
7 of 15
Better to wear out...
...and die young.
...than sigh out.
...than die out.
...than rust out.
 
8 of 15
Discretion is the...
...best kept secret.
...better part of valor.
...bane of kings.
...drug of kings.
 
9 of 15
Don’t blow your...
...own flute.
...own trombone.
...own trumpet.
...own horn.
 
10 of 15
Every man is the architect...
...of his own reality.
...of his destiny.
...of his household.
...of his own dreams.
 
11 of 15
Fall seven times...
...stand on the eight.
...stand an eighth.
...stand up eight.
...stand for eight.
 
12 of 15
It’s never too late...
...to heal.
...to mend.
...to love.
...to fall in love.
 
13 of 15
Hint
Life begins at...
...fifty.
...sixty.
...forty.
...conception.
 
14 of 15
Too many cooks...
...spoil the dinner.
...spoil the child.
...spoil the broth.
...spoil the meal.
 
15 of 15
One shouldn’t miss forest...
...for the redwoods.
...for the bushes.
...for the rabbits.
...for the trees.
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