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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,