The truth shall set you free, or The truth will set you free. Scratch a Russian and you will find a Tartar. Alternative: What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Smile, and the world smiles with you. Cry, and you cry alone. Alternative: Red sky at night: sailor's delight. Red sky in the morning: sailor take warning.
Bread is the staff of life. A beer a day keeps the germs away. Possible Interpretation: You can't get away with a lie, it will always reveal the truth someday. There is no 'I' in TEAM, But there is an I in Win This has a parallel in Chaucer, Murder will out. Every dog has his day. Anonymous
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Learn to walk before you run. Possible Interpretation: Do not take some action against something if it is damaging to yourself. Software, Music and Sex are good, when they are free. No pain, no gay. The early bird may catch the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. Steven Wright Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor Hell a fury like a woman scorned. You lose some... and you win some... and some you don't even bother to play. Speak of the devil and he shall appear.
From Sandy Elsberg's BREAD WINNER BREAD MAKER; Upline Press, Charlottesville, VA; 1977, p. 80. Familiarity breeds contempt. You can lead (take) a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Briefer version 'A miss is as good as a mile'
This was a referance to the high wages paid to garbage collectors at one time. or when it rains, it pours. Same shit, different day. abbreviated SSDD Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor Hell a fury like a woman scorned. Alternative: Liquor on beer, have no fear. Beer on liquor, never sicker. No money, no justice. At least in Louisianiraq.
Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. From William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, act II, scene 7, by William Shakespeare Time is money. All for one and one for all. From "The Three Muscuteers" of Alexandre Dumas pere. Great minds think alike, but insanity speaks all languages. - John Parry You can take a horse to water, but a pencil must lead.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise. We must take the bad with the good. There's no place like home. Time flies when you're having fun. The start of a journey should never be mistaken for success. A beer a day keeps the germs away. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. Without sleep, no health.
Little enemies and little wounds must not be despised. This may be attributed to Niccolo Machiavelli. A coward dies a thousand times before his death. The valiant never taste of death but once. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. Alternately, If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If you were born to be shot, you'll never be hung.
A jack of all trades is master of none. A loaded wagon makes no noise. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. If the dog hadn't stopped to take a #### in the woods, he would have caught the rabbit. No pain, no gain. Happy wife, happy life. Great minds think alike, but insanity speaks all languages. - John Parry Variant for slow risers: The early worm gets eaten by the birds.