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Betweenthedevilandthedeepsea

Tochoosebetweentwoequallybadalternativesinaseriousdilemma.

Wherethere'sawillthere'saway

Whenapersonreallywantstodosomething,hewillfindawayofdoingit.

Aburntchilddreadsfire

Abadexperienceorahorrifyingincidentmayscarone'sattitudeorthinkingforalifetime.

Firstcome,firstserved

Thefirstinlinewillbeattendedtofirst.

Afriendinneedisafriendindeed

Afriendwhohelpswhenoneisintroubleisarealfriend.

Discretionisthebetterpartofvalor

Ifyousaydiscretionisthebetterpartofvalor,youmeanthatavoidingadangerousorunpleasantsituationissometimesthemostsensiblethingtodo.

Ahungrymanisanangryman

Apersonwhodoesnotgetwhathewantsorneedsisafrustratedpersonandwillbeeasilyprovokedtorage.

Emptyvesselsmakethemostnoise

Thosepeoplewhohavealittleknowledgeusuallytalkthemostandmakethegreatestfuss.

Amanisasoldashefeels

Aperson'sageisimmaterial-itisonlywhenhethinksandfeelsthatheisageingthatheactuallybecomesold.

Greattalkersarelittledoers

Thosepeoplewhotalkalotandarealwaysteachingothersusuallydonotdomuchwork.

Anidlebrainisthedevil'sworkshop

Onewhohasnothingtodowillbetemptedtodomanymischievousacts.

Anounceofdiscretionisworthapoundofwit

Itisbettertobecarefulanddiscretethantobeclever.

Faintheartneverwonfairlady

Tosucceedinlifeonemusthavethecouragetopursuewhathewants.

Apennysavedisapennygained

Bybeingthriftyonewillbeabletosaveup.

Arollingstonegathersnomoss

Apersonwhoneversettlesinoneplaceorwhooftenchangeshisjobwillnotsucceedinlife;onewhoisalwayschanginghismindwillnevergetanythingdone.

Asyousow,soyoushallreap

Onewilleitherenjoyorsuffertheconsequencesofhisearlieractionsorinactions.

Barkingdogsseldombite

Thosewhomakeloudthreatsseldomcarrythemout.

Betterlatethannever

Todosomethingthatisright,profitable,orgoodalittlelateisstillbetterthannotdoingitatall. 

Abirdinhandisworthtwointhebush

Somethingthatonealreadyhasisbetterthangoingaftersomethingseeminglymoreworthwhilethatonemaynotbeabletoget.

Birdsofafeatherflocktogether

Peopleofthesamesortofcharacterorbeliefalwaysgotogether.

Callaspadeaspade

Ifyousaythatsomeonecallsaspadeaspade,youmeanthattheyspeakfranklyanddirectly,oftenaboutembarrassingorunpleasantsubjects;aninformalexpression.

Charitybeginsathome

Aperson'sfirstobligationshouldbetohelpthememberofhisownfamilybeforehecanbeginthinkingoftalkingabouthelpingothers.

Deadmentellnolies

（oftenusedasanargumentforkillingsomeonewhoseknowledgeofasecretmaycauseonelossorgetintoserioustrouble.）

Agreattalkerisagreatliar

Asmoothandpersuasivetalkermaybeagoodliar.

Everycloudhasasilverlining

Ifyousaythateverycloudhasasilverlining,youmeanthateverysadorunpleasantsituationhasapositivesidetoit.Ifyoutalkaboutsilverliningyouaretalkingaboutsomethingpositivethatcomesoutofasadorunpleasantsituation.

Allthatglittersisnotgold

Donotbedeceivedbythingsoroffersthatappeartobeattractive.

Eattolive,butdonotlivetoeat

ManwascreatedforadivinepurposeandhehasadestinywithhisCreator-hewasnotbornjusttoenjoyfood.

Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket

Oneshouldnotriskeverythinghehasinasingleventure.

Everydoghasitsday

Everyonewillgetaperiodofsuccessorsatisfactionduringhislifetime.

Everyonecanfindfault,fewcandobetter

Itiseasiertofindfaultinotherpeople'sactionsormethodsthantodoitproperlyorcorrectly.

Anytimemeansnotime

Whenaneventisnotdecidedonorplannedearlieritwillnevertakeplace.

Fairexchangeisnorobbery

Acontractisfairaslongasboththepartiesunderstandandagreetotheconditionswillingly;afteradealisclosedneithersidecanturnaroundandsaythathewasunfairlytreated.

Fireisagoodservantbutabadmaster

Fire,likeanyothermanmadetoolordevice,willservemanwellonlywhenitiscontrolledandusedwisely.

Actionsspeaklouderthanwords

Childrenusuallylearnmorefromtheexamplessetbytheireldersthanfromwhattheyaretold;aperson'scharacterisjudgedbythethingshedoesandnotbywhathesays;actionsgiveevidenceorproofof.

Fortuneknocksonceateveryman'sdoor

Everyonegetsatleastonegoodopportunityinhislifetime;everyonehastheopportunitytobesuccessfulinlife.

Givethedevilhisdue

Bejustandfair-minded,eventotheonewhodoesnotdeservemuchorwhoisunfriendlyorunfair;weshouldpunishapersonaccordingtohiswrongdoings.

Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves

Godonlyhelpsthosepeoplewhoworkhardandmakeanhonesteffort.

It'sanillwindthatblowsnobodyanygood

Abadoreviloccurrence.

Greatmindsthinkalike

Wisepeoplewillnormallythinkandbehavealikeincertainsituations.

Habitissecondnature

Anactdonerepeatedlyandoftenenoughwillsoonerorlaterbecomeahabitorsecondnature.

Helaughsbestwholaughslast

Apersonwhodoeshisbestistheonewhowillgetthegreatestsatisfactionintheend.

Neverdothingsbyhalves

Oneshouldnotdoanincompleteorimperfectjob-certaintasksmustnotbelefthalfdone;theymustbedoneawaywithimmediately.

Greathastemakesgreatwaste

Ifonedoesthingshastilyhewillmakealotofmistakes-hewillneedtospendalotoftimecorrectingthosemistakeslater.

It'snevertoolatetomend

Itisnevertoolatetocorrectone'smistakesorfaults.

It'snousecryingoverspiltmilk

Itispointlesstofeelremorsefuloverathinglostthatcanneverbefoundoramistakedonethatcanneverbecorrectedorrectified.

Stillwatersrundeep

Onewhoisusuallysilentandgoesabouthisbusinessquietlymaybeaverywiseperson.

Jackofalltradesandmasterofnone

Isapersonwhocandoalmostanything,butherarelyexcelsinanyofthem.

Letbygonesbybygones

Oneshouldconsiderforgivingone'sandforgetallthebaddeedsdonebyothers.

Letnotthepotcallthekettleblack

Apersonwhohasafaultshouldnotpointoutthesamefaultinanother;donotcriticizeanotherpersonasyoumayhavethesameweakness.

Letsleepingdogslie

Oneshouldpreferablyavoiddiscussingissuesthatarelikelytocreatetrouble.

Nonewsisgoodnews

Whenthereisnonews,itislikelythateverythingisallright.

Lookbeforeyouleap

Avoidactinghastily,withoutconsideringthepossibleconsequences.

Necessityisthemotherofinvention

Whenapersonisingreatneedofsomething,hewillfindawayofgettingit.

Honestyisthebestpolicy

Beinghonestisbelievedtobethebestroutetotake.

Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison

Notwopersonsarealike-everyonehashisownpreferences,likesanddislikes.

Oncebittentwiceshy

Ifapersonhasbeentrickedoncehewillmorebecarefulandalertthenexttime.

Likefather,likeson,likemother,likedaughter

（usedtodescribeachild'sbehaviorwhenheorsheactslikethefatherormother）

Practicemakesperfect

Itisbelievedthatifonepracticesacertainskilloften,hewillexcelinit

Preventionisbetterthancure

Itisbettertobecarefulbeforehandthantotrytosolveaproblemafterithasarisen.

Romewasnotbuiltinaday

Anygreatplanorbigdreamcannotbeachievedovernightoreasily.

RobbingPetertopayPaul

（thisisquotedwhenonetakesanotherloantopayoffanearlierloan）takingfromonetogiveanother.

Sparetherodandspoilthechild

Achildwhoisnotpunishedandshowedtheerrorofhiswayswillbecomeunruly.

Speechissilver,silenceisgolden

Talkmaybebeneficial,butsometimesacquiescencemaybethebestoptiontotake.

Ittakestwotomakeaquarrel

Bothpartiesinaquarrelshouldsharetheblameortakeresponsibilityforit;noonecanstartaquarrelallbyhimself.

Strikewhiletheironishot

Seizeagoodopportunityasquicklyaspossible.

There'snosmokewithoutfire

Rumorsdonotspreadunlessthereissomeelementoftruthinthem.

Timeandtidewaitfornoone

Timeisprecious,onceitispastnoonecangobackandclaimitthuseveryoneshouldbemindfulofhowhistimeisspent.

Toerrishuman,toforgivedivine

Itisonlynormalformantomakemistakesanddowrong,butforonetoforgiveanotherforhiswrongisindeed greatandgraciousact.

What'sdonecan'tbeundone

Inlifetherearesomethingsoncedoneordecisionsoncemadecannotbechanged;maliciouswordsonceutteredorharmfulactionsoncedonecannotbetakenback.

Twoheadsarebetterthanone

Itisalwaysbettertogettheviewofanotherthantorelyentirelyonone'sownjudgment.

WheninRomedoastheRomansdo

Whenoneisinanewplace,countryorsituationhemustadapthimselftothenewmannersandcustoms.

Whenthecatisawaythemicewillplay

Whenlawenforcersarenotpresent,