Proverbs

[johnbears]

• A friend in need is a friend indeed (someone who helps you when you are in need is a true friend)
• A penny saved is a penny earned
• A person is known by the company he keeps
• A picture is worth a thousand words
• A problem shared is a problem halved
• A stitch in time saves nine (A little timely effort will prevent more work later.)
• All things must pass (Nothing lasts forever.)
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away
• An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
• Ask no questions and hear no lies
• Attack is the best form of defence
• Better late than never
• Better safe than sorry
• Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
• Blood is thicker than water (So it is, but this proverb hasn't to do with measures of viscosity. The expression, meaning that family bonds are closer than those of outsiders.)
• Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
• Don't put all your eggs in one basket
• Don't try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs
• Don't try to walk before you can crawl
• Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
• Failing to plan is planning to fail
• First things first
• If life deals you lemons, make lemonade
• If you can't be good, be careful.
• If you can't beat em, join em
• Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
• It never rains but it pours (When troubles come they come together.)
• It takes a thief to catch a thief
• It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness
• It's not worth crying over spilt milk
• It's the early bird that gets the worm
• Keep your powder dry (Be prepared and save your resources until they are needed.)
• Mighty oaks from little acorns grow (Great things may come from small beginnings.)
• Necessity is the mother of invention
• Never judge a book by its cover
• No man is an island (Human beings do not thrive when isolated from others.)
• Oil and water don't mix
• Opportunity only knocks once
• Practice makes perfect
• Revenge is a dish best served cold (Strike the enemy with surprise)
• Spare the rod and spoil the child (he notion that children will only flourish if punished, physically or otherwise, for any wrongdoing.)
• That which does not kill us makes us stronger
• The ends justify the means
• Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it
• Two heads are better then one
• Two wrongs don't make a right
• When the cat's away the mice will play
• You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. (An animal, and by implication a person, will only do what it/he wants to do.)
• You can't teach an old dog new tricks
• An apple does not fall far from the three
• A stumble may prevent a fall. Correcting a small mistake may help you to avoid making a bigger one.



Do you have any good ones?

[pboychuk]

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

Basically when I hear anyone talk about their business idea, or they ask me for advice and they tell me how much they are going to net, I advise dividing that number in half. I am not sure how accurate or even if this is a good idea. But dont try to flatter yourself before the money is in your hand.

[tempogen]

Nothing scratches your skin like your own fingernail.
this is translated from Arabic, but i'm sure there's a similar one English. usually when you want something done properly, you should do it yourself.

[Nigami Enterprise]

Confusios says man who walks through airport turn stile sideways is going to bangkok.

RISK....

"Risks must be taken
Because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing He may avoid suffering and sorrow But he simply cannot learn, change, feel, grow, live Chained by his attitude, he is a slave Only the person who risks is free"