| PROVERB |
| Idle people never have any leisure. |
| If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. |
| If each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city. |
| If 'ifs' and 'ans' were pots and pans, there'd be no work for tinkers! |
| If it were not for hope, the heart would break. |
| If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. |
| If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. |
| If the cap fits, wear it. |
| If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. |
| If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind. |
| If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. |
| If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. |
| If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. |
| If you sing before breakfast, you will cry before night. |
| If you want a thing well done, do it yourself. |
| In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. |
| It is a foolish bird that soils its own nest. |
| It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor. |
| It's a long lane that has no turning. |
| It's a sad heart that never rejoices. |
| It is better to give than to take. |
| It is easier to pull down than to build. |
| It is easy to be wise after the event. |
| It is love that makes the world go round. |
| It is never too late to mend. |
| It is no use crying over spilt milk. |
| It is too late to lock the stable when the horse has been stolen. |
| It is useless to flog a dead horse. |
| It never rains but it pours. |
| It takes two to make a quarrel. |
| A Jack of all trades is master of none. |
| Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday -- but never jam today. |
| Keep something for a rainy day. |
| Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. |