Rabu, 28 Maret 2012

Maxim in English

Things used to be that way, now they're this way, and who knows what they will be like later.

The sun shines the same on the good and the bad.

Before you get married, make sure you know what you are doing

A strong attack is half the battle won.

The person who wants everything to be just right often gets closer to the opposite.

A small fountain quenches your thirst as well as a big one.

If you always tell the truth, you may lose your friends.

More people are threatened than beaten up.

A good listener needs few words.

Doing nothing and doing useless work are both the same thing

Don't use another person's mouth unless it has been lent to you.

Honor is better than honors.

There is no use waiting for your ship to come in if you haven't sent one out.

A danger foreseen is half avoided.

Strike while the iron is hot.

He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.

With all your knowledge, know thyself.

One does harm, and another bears the blame.

When everyone takes care of himself, care is taken of all

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

Better to be safe than sorry.

Praise the sea but keep on land.

My mind to me is a kingdom.

Nature is the true law.

One eyewitness is better than ten earwitnesses.

A good example is the best sermon.

Some are very busy and yet do nothing.

First come, first served.

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

Half the world does not know how the other half lives.

He that is warm thinks all are so.

There is no time like the present.

There is a time to speak and a time to be silent.

Success makes a fool seem wise.

Everything has its time.

Skill and confidence form an unconquered army.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.

You may find your best friend or your worst enemy in yourself.

Two wrongs do not make a right.

A change is as good as a rest.

If he deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.

An artist lives everywhere.

Better to say nothing, than to say something not to the purpose.

What "they say" is half lies.

In a calm sea, every man is a pilot.

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

A full cup must be carried steadily.

He helps little that helps not himself.

Do not triumph before the victory.

Advice is least heeded when most needed.

Discretion in speech is more important than eloquence.

Poverty is no vice, but an inconvenience.

Actions speak louder than words.

Haste makes waste.

You never miss the water till the well runs dry.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Buy in the cheapest market and sell in the dearest.

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.

Cursing the weather is never good farming.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Always talk big and you will never be forgotten.

Everyone thinks his own burden is heavy.

One day is as good as two for the person who does everything in its place.

Friends are lost by calling too often and by not calling often enough.

If the doctor cures, the sun sees it; but if he kills, the earth hides it.

A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.

A fault that is denied once is committed twice.

A man's value is that which he sets upon himself.

A small fire that warms you is better than a large one that burns you.

If you want to totally avoid being deceived, get married on February 30th.

To be willing is to be able.

Women will believe any lie that is wrapped in praise.

One dog's piss will not pollute the ocean.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

I have so much to do...that I am going to bed.

You cannot be very smart if you have never done anything foolish.

A rich man has more relatives than he knows about.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Why kill time when one can employ it?

A good meal should begin with hunger.

When you can't find peace within yourself, there is no use looking for it somewhere else.

A great fortune in the hands of a fool is a great misfortune.

Vive la difference.

The person who does not ask will never get a bargain.

There are more foolish buyers than there are foolish sellers.

Set your sail according to the wind.

All of the Earth's treasures can't bring back a lost moment.

War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military.

Comparison is not (necessarily) proof.

Tough times don't last, but tough people do.

Late is worth more than never

Paris wasn't made in a day.

Impossible isn't (a word in) French.

Nothing is given as easily as advice.

To want to forget something is to remember it.

I love my friends--but I love myself more.

You need to break the shell in order to have the almond.

Better to prevent than to cure.

It would be a huge book that contained all the maybes said in a day.

When you rely too much on reason, you end up not relying enough on feeling.

There is no such thing as an insignificant enemy.

A person's reputation is like his shadow--sometimes it follows and sometimes it precedes him; and sometimes it is smaller and sometimes it is bigger than him.

The meaning is best known to the speaker.

The common property donkey is the worst saddled.

The only real way someone can stop criticism is to die.

Remember that everyone you ever meet is sure to fear something, to love something, and to have lost something.

Don’t talk about a rope in the house of someone whose father was hung.

Example is the greatest of all seducers.

Sailors get to know each other better when there is a storm (Corsica)

Marriages are all happy--it's having breakfast together that causes all the trouble.

A glutton lives to eat; a wise man eats to live.

A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures in the doctor’s book.

Good sense is as important as food.

No time for your health today, (will yield) no health for your time tomorrow.

Never burn a penny candle looking for a halfpenny.

Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children make a home.

There is no luck except where there is discipline.

Every eye forms its own fancy.

Say but little, and say it well.

A questioning man is halfway to being wise.

He is bad that will not take advice, but he is a thousand times worse that takes every advice.

Your wife and your wheelbarrow are two things that you should never lend to anyone.

A woman is as old as she wants to tell you she is.

You can't shoe a horse while it is running.

The truth is lost when there is too much debating.

The person who is outside his door already has a major part of his journey behind him.

If you hear a lot of things, you will hear a lot of lies.

Deep swimmers and high climbers usually don't die in their beds.

Wise people can't answer the most foolish questions.

The strength of a tree lies in its roots--not in its branches.

He who undertakes too many things at once seldom does any of them well.

You can't hatch chickens from fried eggs.

Trees that are frequently transplanted rarely thrive.

A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains.

Slowly but surely, the bird builds its nest.

It’s vain to learn wisdom yet live foolishly.

If the rope is weak, pull gently.

Silence is the answer to many things.

Milk the cow, but don't pull off the udder.

There's more to dancing than a pair of dancing shoes.

Skill and assurance form an invincible combination.

A wise husband and a patient wife equal a peaceful home and a happy life.

A praying pirate is definitely a sign of danger.

The person who is well prepared has already won half of the battle.

Never cut what can be untied.

Not much can be done when everyone is giving orders.

Think of many things, but do just one at a time.

An hour of play discovers more than a year of conversation (does).

The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread.

Visits always give a pleasure—if not the arriving, then the departing.

Hell is paved with good intentions, and roofed with lost opportunities

You will never know a man until you do business with him.

Don’t be penny wise and pound (dollar) foolish.

Be a friend to yourself, and others will.

Better to bend than to break.

Better to be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one.

Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.

Every man’s tale is good till another's be told.

Confessed faults are half mended.

Many a good tale is spoiled in the telling.

Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him.

A good diet cures more than doctors.

Self-assurance is two thirds of success.

Make sure you have many books and many friends--as long as they are good ones.

If you are choosing between bad company and loneliness, choose the second option.

Every season brings its joy.

Never advise someone to go to war or to get married.

If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.

The person who plants the lettuce does not always eat the salad.

Ask for too much so that you can get enough.

It is beautiful to do nothing and then rest afterwards.

Look for the good, and let the bad come on its own.

The person seeking India's riches must have them within himself.

Three Spaniards, four opinions.

Give the grateful man more than he asks for.

The wind changes every day; a woman changes every second.

A person who talks a lot is bound to be right sometimes.

Don’t talk too much—your ignorance exceeds your knowledge.

Even the best writer has to erase sometimes.

I dance to the tune that is played.

If you don't pay a servant his wages, then he will pay himself.

If someone cannot even keep his own secrets, don’t count on him to keep someone else's.

Tomorrow is often the busiest time of the year.

Don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence.

Changing one's mind is more often a sign of prudence than of ignorance.

The obscure we see eventually; the completely apparent takes longer.

The secret of patience is to do something else in the meantime.

Take hold of a good minute.

It is better if they say, "He ran away here" than "He died here."

Sell publicly and buy privately.

Buy from people who are desperate, and sell to newlyweds.

He that has a good harvest must be able to endure a few thistles.

The person that makes one basket can make a hundred.

Every person is a fool in some person's opinion.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Don't let anyone know about your silent (secret) money.

A meowing cat is never a good mouse catcher.

Say nothing when you are giving—only say something when you are receiving.

If you must battle your enemy, hit him where it hurts him most.

When the cat's away, the mice will play

Under a good cloak may be a bad man.

Don't sign a paper without reading it, or drink water without seeing it.

Talking about bulls is not the same thing as being in the bullring.

If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.

When there is a famine, no bread is stale. (Catalonia)

At her wedding, the bride eats the least. (Catalonia)

A gentle breeze blowing in the right direction is better than a pair of strong oars. (Canary Islands)

Sometimes you have to be silent in order to be heard

It's easier to criticize than to do better.

The poor lack much, but the greedy lack more.

Ask ten brewers and you will get eleven opinions.

When in doubt who will win, be neutral.

Love your neighbor, but don't pull down the hedge.

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