A loaded wagon makes no noise
| People who are very rich do not feel the need to speak about their wealthy as they do not feel threatened in any way | |
A man is known by the company he keeps
| You can tell about a person by observing who he spends time with | |
A man is ruled by his passions
| Your character, personality, attitude etc can be overtaken by your emotions if they are strong enough | |
A man's home is his castle
| You feel most secure, free and in control in your own home | |
A pot of milk is ruined by a drop of poison
| Something bad no matter how small can ruin all your plans, successes etc. | |
A small leak will sink a great ship
| Small problems are worth the time to fix as they can eventually cause great damage | |
A wise man changes his mind sometimes, a fool never
| It is wise to reconsider your plans, ideas, actions in the light of new information rather than to blindly stick to an earlier decision | |
A word spoken is past recalling
| What has been said cannot be taken back, so think before you speak | |
A word to the wise is enough
| You need not be long-winded when speaking to intelligent people or those who understand you well | |
Advice most needed is least heeded
| People tend to ignore or overlook the help or advice they nee the most | |
After a storm, comes a calm
| Every problem eventually comes to an end, so cheer up | |
All for one and one for all
| People who are committed to working together for a positive outcome | |
All good things come to an end
| Every event, no matter how enjoyable, must end at some point | |
All the world loves a lover
| Everyone loves to see people in love | |
All things come to him who waits
| You will get what you want if you are willing to wait for it patiently | |
All's fair in love and war
| Where powerful emotions are concerned, there can be no firm rules of behavior | |
All's well that ends well
| A happy ending to a difficult situation can help you forget or disregard the earlier trouble |
An army marches on its stomach
| You need to eat for energy to complete your tasks | |
An empty bag will not stand upright
| Quality comes with effort | |
Appearances are deceptive
| What looks good may not really be so | |
April showers bring May flowers
| Unpleasant events can sometimes lead to better things | |
As soon as a man is born, he begins to die
| Death is the destiny of every man | |
Ask no questions and hear no lies
| Do not force a person into telling you a lie by forcing him to talk about something he does not want to talk about | |
Avoid evil and it will avoid thee
| Stay out of trouble, and trouble will not follow you | |
Bad news travels fast
| People seem to hear bad news very fast | |
Bad is never good until worse happens
| A bad situation you have been complaining about will suddenly seem a blessing when something worse happens | |
Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it
| What you wish for may not really be what is good for you | |
Beauty is only skin-deep
| Looks are not the most important thing about a person | |
Behind every successful man is a woman
| A man's strongest and most loyal supporters are usually his mother and/or his wife | |
Better a mouse in the pot than no meat at all
| To have something, no matter how little or poor in quality, is better than to have nothing at all | |
Do as I saw, and not as I do
| Do something as you have seen it done although it may be different from your own way of doing it | |
Doctors make the worst patients
| It is difficult advising people on matters they are supposed to be experts on because they believe they know better | |
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim
| Do not try to do something before you have learned how to do it or before you are ready for it | |
Don't mend what isn't broken
| Do not change things that are working fine as they are | |
Don't shut the barn door after the horse is gone
| Prepare for emergencies and eventualities before they happen | |
Don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs
| Do not be presumptuous and teach an experienced person how things should be done |
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