English Sayings
Better safe than sorry.
Beggars can't be choosers.
All's well that ends well.
A still tongue keeps a wise head.
All bark and no bite.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
A fool and his money are easily parted.
A day late and a dollar short.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.
For every problem there is one solution which is simple, neat, and wrong.
Many a mickle makes a muckle.
No bait, no bite. (Found by chance in Murakami's Hard-boiled Wonderland And The End Of The World.)
Brevity is the soul of wit. (Shakespeare's Hamlet)
No muss, no fuss.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Pointless thinking is worse than no thinking at all. (Line found in Murakami's delicious book Kafka on the Shore.)
That geezer was cruising for a bruising. (That's a good one, "cruising for a bruising"; the
exact sentence is barely audible as part of the sequence of spoken words at the end of the
Pink Floyd song Money in the Dark Side of the Moon album.)
While the cat's away the mice will play.
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
A hedge between keep friendship green.
A thing you don't want is dear at any price.
Two wrongs do not make a right.
Well begun is half done.
A fault confessed is half redressed.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Work won't kill but worry will.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Don't make yourself a mouse, or the cat will eat you.
If you cannot bite, never show your teeth.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Better lose the saddle than the horse.
The strength of the chain is in the weakest link.
You may know by a handful the whole sack.
Whether the pitcher strikes the stone, or the stone the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher.
He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin.
Give the devil his due.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Good fences make good neighbours.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
I think therefore I am (Descartes)
Liars should have good memories.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
Curiosity killed the cat.
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.
Everyone thinks his own burden heavy.
He who limps is still walking (Joan Rivers).
Slow and steady wins the race.
Half a loaf is better than no bread.
Necessity knows no law.
Make making ends meet no philosophy (Mr. Noone).
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
Long absent, soon forgotten.
Do not ask the learned but the experienced.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year (Roger Waters)
The universe's a place inside your DNA (George Harrison)
When two quarrel both are to blame.
Life is not all beer and skittles.
All books are written.
Young pigs grunt as old pigs grunted before them.
Another one bites the dust.
No big deal.
Take it easy.
Appearances are deceiving.
Prejudice is ignorance.
Love hurts (song title, to Mr. Noone's knowledge)
Rust never sleeps (Neil Young' song, to Mr. Noone's knowledge)
What goes up must come down.
You can learn more, if you admit you don't know more.
A swallow doesn´t make a summer.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Life´s a bitch, then you die.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Far off hills are greener.
Walk the walk, talk the talk.
Shit happens.
Ignorance is bliss.
Life is not a perfume's ad.
If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing (Benjamin Franklin).
Never say never.
"Don't worry —you'll do it again". (Herbert Stein's mother-in-law. In the Jewish tradition, this sardonic remark is intended to comfort a person who is grieving over having made a serious mistake).
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage (Confucius, Analects).
If you want to test a friendship, travel together (Samsonite)
Laughter: The shortest distance between two people.
Life is uncertain...eat dessert first!
Make somebody happy. Mind your own business.
Mental Floss prevents Moral Decay.
Some things have got to be believed to be seen.
The longer the title, the less important the job.
There is no such thing as bravery; only degrees of fear.
To test a man's character, give him power.
When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
Jury: Twelve people who determine which client has the better lawyer
Some people are just educated beyond their intelligence.
A politicians worst nightmare? An intelligent voter with a memory!
...after all was said and done, people kept saying and doing!
I ams what I am, and that's all that I am! - Popeye the sailor man.
I can't give you brains, but I can give you a diploma.
Forgive me Father for it has been 5 months since my last backup...
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular.
Syntax? Why not? They tax everything else!
An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance.
I think I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Puritanism: the haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy.
Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.
Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first, and the lesson afterward.
At least in science, one shows the greatest respect for an author by leaving him behind. - Peter L. Berger
Those who require certitude should not turn to science - Peter L. Berger
To be happy, do not add to your possessions but subtract from your desires.
Never waste any time you can spend sleeping.
Justice is incidental to law and order.
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking. - H.L. Mencken.
Think cynically, act morally. (Eduard Fabra)
I believed in the Great Principles until an olive branch took my eye out. (Eduard Fabra)
There are no aliens in the Internet. (Eduard Fabra)
Beach, sun, fun, and peace of mind. (Eduard Fabra)
Give credit where credit is due
All animals are equal but some are more equal than others (George Orwell)
Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend, we are all equal in the end (Roger Waters)
Give me some time and I'll give you some pleasure; give some pleasure and I'll give you some time (Eduard)
If you want a tiger's cub you have to enter a tiger's den (Old Jap)
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst
If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well
A bad workman always blames his tools
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
A good conscience is a soft pillow
A watched pot never boils
Actions speak louder than words
All cats are grey in the dark
All good things come to an end
All roads lead to Rome
All that glitters is not gold
All's well that ends well
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
Appearances are deceptive
Ask no questions and be told no lies
Bad news travels fast
Barking dogs seldom bites
Better be alone than in ill company
Better late than never
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
Birds of a feather flock together
Brain is better than brawn
Call a spade a spade
Catch the bear before you sell its skin
Desperate ills need desperate remedies
Despise not your enemy
Discontent is the first step in progress
Divide and rule
Don't cry stinking fish
Don't empty the baby out with the bath water
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Don't put the cart before the horse
Don't wash your dirty linen in public
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
Easier said than done
East or West, home is best / There's no place like home
Easy come, easy go
Every ass likes to hear himself bray
Everybody's business is nobody's business
Everyone to his taste / There's no disputing about tastes
Everything comes to him who waits
First things first
Foolish talk, deaf ears
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Good riddance to bad rubbish
Grasp all, lose all
Great oaks from little acorns grow
Grin and bear it
Half a loaf is better than no bread
Haste makes waste
He who pays the piper calls the tune
It takes two to make a quarrel
Live and let live
Long absent, soon forgotten
Make yourself all honey and the flies will devour you
Much ado about nothing
Never look a gift horse in the mouth
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you
No gain without pain
No news is good news
No temptation, no sin
One of these days is none of these days
Out of sight, out of mind
Prevention is better than cure
Rome was not built in a day
Seeing is believing
Silence gives consent
Still waters run deep
Take the rough with the smooth
The bull must be taken by the horns
The devil finds work for idle hands to do
The early bird catches the worm
The higher up, the greater the fall
The last straw breaks the camel's back
The more you have, the more you want
There is no smoke without fire
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Walls have ears
We never miss the water till the well runs dry
You cannot see the wood for the trees
You must not expect old heads on young shoulders
You never know what you can do till you try
Garbage in, garbage out
You may lead a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
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