--Silence is golden. --The squeaky wheel gets the oil.
--Look before you leap. --He who hesitates is lost.
--Many hands make light work. --Too many cooks spoil the broth.
--Haste makes waste. --Strike while the iron is hot.
--Don't look a gift horse in --Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
the mouth.
--The best things in life are --You get what you pay for.
free.
--Absence makes the heart grow --Out of sight, out of mind.
fonder.
--A cut of the tongue can wound --Sticks and stones may break my bones
deeper than swords. but names will never hurt me.
--Knowledge is power. --Ignorance is bliss.
--Idle hands are the devil's --All work and no play makes
playground. Jack a dull boy.
--The more, the merrier. --Two's company, three's a crowd.
--Don't let the enemy wear --If you can't beat 'em,
you down. join 'em.
--Take care of the pennies and --Penny wise, pound foolish.
the dollars will take care of
themselves.
--Anything worth doing is worth --Quit while you're ahead.
doing well.
--Every cloud has a silver lining. --It never rains but it pours.
--It is a poor workman who --A carpenter is only as good
blames his tools. as his tools.
--The early bird gets the worm. --The second mouse gets the cheese.
--A coward dies a 1000 deaths, a --He who fights and runs away lives
hero dies but once. to fight another day.
--You can judge a man by the --A donkey raised among horses is
friends he keeps. still a donkey.
--Do unto others as you would --Nice guys finish last.
have them do unto you.
--Don't put all your eggs into --In for a penny, in for a pound.
one basket.
--Good things come to those who --Get what you can while you can.
can wait.
--An ounce of prevention is --If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
worth a pound of cure.
--The truth will always prevail. --He who controls history controls
the future.
--Don't judge a book by its cover. --Where there's smoke, there's fire.
--Good things come in small --The bigger the better.
packages.
--Don't change horses in --Variety is the spice of life.
mid-stream.
--Don't count your chickens --Hope springs eternal.
before they are hatched.
--What you leave alone today will --Let sleeping dogs lie.
come back to haunt you tomorrow.
--A man's reach should exceed --A bird in the hand is worth
his grasp. two in the bush.
--The best things in life are --Live each day as if it were
worth waiting for. your last.
--United we stand, --Good fences make good neighbors.
divided we fall.
--Better to be alone than in bad --There's safety in numbers.
company.
--Fools rush in where angels --You never know till you try.
fear to tread.
--A penny saved is a penny earned. --It's the stingy man who pays the most.
--History repeats itself. --Lightning never strikes twice in
the same place.
--It takes money to make money. --Don't throw good money after bad.
--Do not judge a man until you --The wise shepherd never trusts
have walked a mile in his shoes. his flock to a smiling wolf.
--The pen is mightier than the --Actions speak louder than words.
sword.
--Share and share alike. --Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
--Sufficient unto the day is the --People don't plan to fail, they
trouble therein. fail to plan.
--It's not whether you win or lose --You can't argue with success.
it's how you play the game.
--Always keep your eyes on the --Take time to stop and smell the
goal. roses.
--Don't judge the past by the --Hindsight is 20/20.
by the present's standards.
--Problems are made smaller --Misery loves company.
when they are shared.
--The ends don't justify the --All's well that ends well.
means.
--Make everything you do --Pride goes before the fall.
something you can take
pride in.
--Home is where your heart is. --You can't go home again.
--People who live in glass houses --The best defense is a good offense.
shouldn't throw stones.
--A good beginning makes a --It ain't over till it's over.
good ending.
--It's the thought that counts. --Put your money where your mouth is.
--Opposites attract. --Birds of a feather flock together.
--If at first you don't succeed, --Don't beat a dead horse.
try, try again.
--Practice makes perfect. --Leave well enough alone.
--Hold on tight to the things --If you love something, set it free.
you love.
--The clothes make the man. --You can take the cat out of the jungle,
but you can't take the jungle out
of the cat.
--Always be prepared. --Don't cross your bridges till you
come to them.
--All good things come to those --Carpe Diem: seize the day.
who can wait.
--You're never too old to learn. --You can't teach on old dog new tricks.
--Don't leave anything half --Half a loaf is better than none.
finished.
--An old fox is not easily snared. --There's no fool like an old fool.
--Time waits for no man. -- Better late than never.
--Hold fast to the words of --Wise men make proverbs,
you ancestors. and fools repeat them.
Don't muzzle the ox while treading out the grain. Don't throw out the baby with the bath water. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Don't cry over spilt milk. If you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas. Forewarned is forearmed. The proof is in the pudding. A stitch in time saves nine. The cat that chases two mice catches none. Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom. One bad apple can spoil the bunch. There's no such thing as a free lunch. A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step. Ask no questions, and you will hear no lies. Better to be a live dog than a dead lion. Two heads are better than one. You're not there till you're there. Waste not, want not. He who laughs last, laughs loudest. Virtue is its own reward. You can't have your cake and eat it too. The love of money is the root of all evil. To err is human, to forgive divine. All good things must end. No good deed goes unpunished. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. If you let the camel's nose in the tent, the hump is sure to follow. Give them an inch, and they'll take a mile. It's better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness. All things come to those who can wait. You can't take it with you. What goes around comes around.
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Last updated 1999 Aug 18.