You may take a horse…
You may take a horse to the water, but (you) can’t make him drink. More »
You may take a horse to the water, but (you) can’t make him drink. More »
The more you get, the more you want. More »
There is no rule without exceptions. [There is no general rule without some exceptions.] / The exception proves the rule. More »
(There is) No rose without a thorn. [Every rose has its thorn.] More »
Willows are weak, yet they bind other wood. / Better bend, than break. / Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm. More »
The pot calls the kettle black. / As good twenty as nineteen. More »
Things longed for seem long in coming. / A watched pot [pan] never boils. / A watched pot is long in boiling. More »
Busiest men find the most time. More »
Strike the iron while it is hot. [Strike while the iron is hot.] / Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking. – Oliver Cromwell (1599 – 1658) / (Tomorrow never comes…) / (It’s… More »
A picture is worth a thousand words. / Seeing is believing. More »