The early bird catches the worm.
You should wake up and start work early if you want' to succeed.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
If someone offers you a gift, don't question it.
You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
When you try to do something great, you'll probably make a few people annoyed or angry. Don't worry about those people. Just focus o the good results.
God helps those who help themselves.
Don't just wait for good things to happen to you. Work hard to achieve your goals.
You can't always get what you want.
Don´t whine and complain if you don't get what you want.
A watched pot never boils.
If something takes time to finish, don't watch it too closely because it will seem like it's taking forever.
Beggars can't be choosers.
If you're asking for a favor from someone else, you have to take whatever they give you.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Don't try to improve something that already works fairly well. You'll probably end up causing new problems.
Practice makes perfect.
You have to practice a skill a lot to become good at it.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
When there are too many people trying to lead and give their opinions, it's confusing and leads to bad results. Jobs/projects should have 1, or 2 leaders.
Easy come, easy go.
When you get money quickly, like by winning it, it's easy to spend it or lose it quickly as well.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
If someone's paying you or helping you out, you have to be careful not to make them angry or say bad things about them.
All good things must come to an end.
You can't keep having good luck or fun forever, eventually it will stop.
If you can't beat them, join them.
When you try to change someone's behaviour and it doesn't work, you might have to change instead.
One man''s trash is another man's treasure.
Different people have different ideas about what's valuable.
There's no time like the present.
If you need to do something, don't wait until later. Do it now.
