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• Talk of the devil and the devil appears. : This is said in jest when a person we have been talking about meets us.
• There's many a slip between the cup and the lip. : We cannot assume anything is ours until we actually get it.
• There is no rose without a thorn. : Unalloyed happiness is impossible, because joy and sorrow go together.
• There is no smoke without fire. : Rumours are not baseless but have some truth in them.
• A thing of beauty is a joy forever. : The memory of something pleasant provides everlasting pleasure.
• Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. : Think of your own mistakes before blaming others.
• Time and tide wait for no man. : One must not miss opportunities by delaying action.
• Time is a great healer. : Pain or grief diminish or disappear with the passage of time.
• To err is human. : It is natural for all of us to make mistakes.
• Too many cooks spoil the broth. : It is chaotic for too many people to do the same job at the same time.
• Touch pitch and be defiled. : If you keep contact with bad people, you get spoiled.
• Two heads are better than one. : It is beneficial when persons reason jointly and make up for each other's deficiencies.
• Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. : With greatness and power comes a lot of responsibility.
• United we stand, divided we fall. : There is strength and safety in numbers compared individuals acting alone.
• Variety is the spice of life. : Experiencing different things makes living interesting and prevents boredom.
• Wake not a sleeping lion. : It is wise not to disturb things at times lest you invite trouble.
• Walls have ears. : Take care when you speak lest others hear what they should not.
• Waste not, want not. : If one is careful with things especially money, one will not lack them when needed.
• A watched pot never boils. : If we are eagerly waiting for something, it seems to take forever to happen.
• Water is a boon in the desert, but the drowning man curses it. : There is too little of what we want and too much of what we don't want.
• Well begun is half done. : A good start to a task leads to its easy and successful completion.
• What's done cannot be undone. : It is too late to change one's mind after performing an action.
• What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. : What is appropriate for one is appropriate for another.
• When in Rome do as the Romans do. : One must adapt to one's surroundings.
• When one door shuts another opens. : Failure should not discourage us, for some other opportunity always exists.
• When the cat is away the mice will play. : People take advantage when the person in charge is absent.
• Where ignorance is bliss it is folly to be wise. : It is better to be unaware of something that will bring unhappiness.
• Where there's a will there's a way. : If one is determined, one will find a path to success.
• The wish is father to the thought. : It is a desire that gives birth to a belief.
• You cannot have your cake and eat it. : You cannot have everything because a choice has to be made between alternatives.
• You can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink. : You cannot help an unwilling person beyond a certain point.
• You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. : You do me a favor and I will reciprocate.
• Beauty is but skin deep. : Do not judge solely by looks because appearances are deceptive.
• Every ass likes to hear himself bray. : Foolish people talk a lot.
• A fool and his money are soon parted. : If one spends without thought, then one will be penniless.
• Nothing venture, nothing gain. : Without risks, there are no rewards.

Try the Quiz : Proverbs : English Proverbs, Meanings & Explanations - Proverb to Meaning V