1. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.

2. A common danger causes common action.

3. A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast. A contented mind.

4. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

5. A guest should suit the convenience of the host.

6. A letter from home is a priceless treasure.

7. All rivers run into the sea. Different paths lead to the same destination.

8. All time is no time when it is past. The opportunity cannot be missed, and the time will never come again.

9. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

10. As heroes think, so thought Bruce.

11. A young idler, an old beggar. A young idler, an old beggar.

12. Behind the mountains there are people to be found.

13. Bad luck often brings good luck. A blessing in disguise.

14. Bread is the stall of life. Bread is the stall of life. (Food is the first priority for the people.)

15. Business is business.

16. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. Clumsy birds have to start flying early.

17. Courtesy costs nothing. Courtesy costs nothing.

18. Custom makes all things easy. Habit becomes natural.

19. Desire has no rest. Human desires are endless.

20. Difficult the first time, easy the second.

21. Do not change horses in mid-stream. Do not change horses in the middle of the river.

22. Do not have too many irons in the fire. Eat more than you can chew.

23. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket. (Don’t go all-or-nothing.)

24. Do not teach fish to swim.

25. East or west, home is the best. Running around, home is the best.

26. Experience is the best teacher. Practice brings true knowledge.

27. Fact is stranger than fiction. Fact is stranger than fiction. (There is nothing strange in the world.)

28. Faith can move mountains. Faith can move mountains. (Sincerity leads to gold and stone.)

29. First impressions are half the battle. First impressions.

30. Give as good as one gets. Give as good as one gets. (Repay kindness with kindness, repay hatred with hatred.)

31. Give everyone his due. Treat everyone equally.

32. Good wine needs no bush. The aroma of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley.

33. Haste makes waste. Haste makes waste. (He who makes promises too much means nothing.)

34. He that promises too much means nothing.

35. He who has an art has everywhere a part.

36. He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

37. Home is where the heart is. Home is where the heart is.

38. If you are not inside a house, you don not know about its leaking. (You can only understand it through personal experience.)

39. In peace prepare for war. In peacetime prepare for war. (Be prepared for danger in times of peace.)

40. It is never too late to mend.

41. It six of one and half a dozen of the other. each other.

42. Just has long arms.

43. Keep something for a rainy day. Prepare for a rainy day.

44. Life is a span. Life is like morning dew.

45. Man proposes, God disposes. Man proposes, God disposes.

46. Meet plot with plot.

47. Merry meet, merry part. Good to get together and good to go.

48. Mind acts upon mind.

49. Never hit a man when he is down. Don’t add insult to injury.

50. Never judge by appearance.

51. No fire without smoke.

52. Nurture passes nature. Nurture passes nature.

53. One is never too old to learn. One is never too old to learn.

54. One swallow does not make a summer. (A flower blooming alone is not spring.

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55. One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers.

56. Out of sight, out of mind. Out of sight, out of mind.

57. Practice makes perfect. Practice makes perfect.

58. Poverty is stranger to industry. Hardworking people are not poor.

59. Rome was not built in a day. Rome was not built in a day. (Great achievements are not achieved in a day.)

60. Sense comes with age. An old horse knows the way.

61. So many men, so many minds. People have different minds.

62. Some thing is learned every time a book is opened. Opening a book is beneficial.

63. Strike while the iron is hot. Strike while the iron is hot.

64. The car will find its way round the hill when it gets there.

65. The heart is seen in wine. Tell the truth after drinking.

66. The older the wiser. The older the wiser. (Ginger is still spicy when old.)

67. The worse luck now, the better another time.

68. Thoughts are free from toll. Thoughts are free from toll. (Everyone can think freely.)

69. Time tries all things. Time tests everything.

70. Use legs and have legs. Use your legs often and walk quickly.

71. Virtue never grows old. Virtue never grows old.

72. Walls have ears. Walls have ears.

73. What is done cannot be undone. What is done cannot be undone.

74. Wine in, truth out. Wine in, truth out.

75. You are only young once. Youth is only once.

76. You cannot burn the candle at both ends. (You cannot have your cake and eat it too.)

77. You cannot have your cake and eat it. (It’s difficult to have the best of both worlds.)

78. You never know till you have tried.

79. Youth will be served. Youth loves to have fun.

80. Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.