To kill two birds with one stone. You lose some... and you win some... and some you don't even bother to play. Never eat the yellow snow. A Frank Zappa song. Variety is the spice of life. Don't exaggerate small things.
Honesty is the best policy. The only free cheese is in the mouse trap. -Russian saying Still waters run deepest. Abbreviation: Speak of the devil. Money talks. Abbreviation: Speak of the devil.
Why have a dog and bark yourself? If you can't be good, be careful. Live and let die. Beauty is only skin deep, but ugliness goes straight to the bone. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Life begins at forty. From Isle of Beauty by Thomas Haynes Bayly An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Beggars can't be choosers
Nothing succeeds like success. Give respect take respect. Life's a bleach and then you dye. Power attracts the corruptible. -from Dune series, Frank Herbert
Alternative: Treat 'im rough, you get you muff.--Ali G A burnt child dreads fire First deserve then desire. The pitcher goes so often to the well that it comes home broken at last. Waste not, want not. Followup: And we all know what May flowers bring...Pilgrims. People with real money don't talk about it.
Don't cry over spilt milk. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. If something can go wrong, it will (Murphy's Law). Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. Because then you are a mile away and you have his shoes. When in Rome do as the Romans do. (or more, commonly, just When in Rome...)
Nature abhors a vacuum. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. Hope is life. Life begins at forty. Living large and loving life Kill two birds with one stone. Strike while the iron is hot. If you want what you've never had, you must do what you've never done. (Tito D)
Alternative: Who shall guard the guardians? Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. This has a parallel in Chaucer, Murder will out. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. The exception proves the rule. Law is the solemn _expression_ of legislative will. CODE NAPOLEON
To kill two birds with one stone. Clothes make(th) the man. No hoof, no horse. One murder makes a villian, millions a hero. You lose some... and you win some... and some you don't even bother to play. Don't burn your bridges before they're crossed. Nature abhors a vacuum. No man can serve two masters.