| PROVERB | MEANING |
| 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. |
