| PROVERB | MEANING |
| Hunger is the best sauce. | When one has an appetite, even plain food tastes good. |
| If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind. | There can only be a single leader in any enterprise. |
| If wishes were horses beggars would ride. | Life would be very easy if goals could be achieved only by desiring. |
| It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good. | Every calamity that occurs is of advantage to someone or the other. |
| It is a sad heart that never rejoices. | One cannot be gloomy all the time. |
| It is good fishing in troubled waters. | It is easy to take advantage of others in their difficult times. |
| It is never too late to mend. | It is always possible to improve one's conduct, no matter how long one has lead a morally bad life. |
| It is no use crying over spilt milk. | There is no value lamenting that which cannot be undone. |
| It is too late to lock the stable when the horse has been stolen. | It is useless taking precautions after something has happened. |
| It is useless to flog a dead horse. | It is a waste of time to argue about something done and long-forgotten. |
| It never rains but it pours. | Events, specially misfortunes, always come all at once. |
| A Jack of all trades is master of none. | By doing various jobs, one is not an expert in any single task. |
| Kill not the goose that lays golden eggs. | Be satisfied with whatever you get little at a time, and do not lose it for the greed to get it all at once. |
| Knowledge is power. | The greater our expertise, the more influential we are. |
| Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone. | There are many to share the joys in good times but none to share the sorrow in bad times. |
| Learn to walk before you run. | Knowledge must be gained gradually and not all at once. |
| The leopard cannot change its spots. | A person's character, especially bad nature, will always remain the same. |
| Let sleeping dogs lie. | It is wise to not disturb some things and call for unnecessary trouble. |
| Let the buyer beware or Caveat emptor (Latin version). | Satisfy oneself before paying for a purchase and not complain after the transaction. |
| Like father, like son. | Children have the looks and characteristics of their parents. |
| A little learning is a dangerous thing. | People with insufficient knowledge are easily misled. |
| Little strokes fell great oaks. | One can achieve big success by persevering with small steps. |
| Live and let live. | If we work with others ignoring their faults, then they will work with us ignoring ours. |
| Look before you leap. | Avoid acting hastily without considering the consequences carefully. |
| Love is blind. | People in love do not see to each other's shortcomings. |
| The love of money is the root of all evil. | The desire to become rich quick gives rise to sinful behavior. |
| Make hay while the sun shines. | Take advantage promptly of favorable opportunities. |
| Man proposes, God disposes. | We may plan to do something, but fate may decide otherwise. |
| Many hands make light work. | More the people doing a job, the less effort for each person and the less time to finish the job. |
| Marriages are made in heaven. | Whom you wed is not decided by you but a matter of chance. |
| Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. | There is a lot of time to regret if you wed in a hurry. |
| Might is right. | The powerful decide what is correct. |
| The more you have, the more you want. | Satisfying one need only creates another need. |
| Necessity is the mother of invention. | The need for something motivates us to create or get it. |
| Never look a gift horse in the mouth. | Do not expect too much of something received as a gift. |
