Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Don’t discard something valuable while getting rid of something worthless.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Don’t put all your effort into a single course of action, because if it doesn’t work, you lose everything.
There is safety in numbers.
A group offers more protection than when you are on your own.
Good things come to those who wait.
Patience is often rewarded.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Take advantage of an opportunity as soon as it comes along.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
When visiting a foreign land, follow the customs of local people.
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
Don’t act badly toward the person who has helped you.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
People who complain the most are the ones who get attention or what they want.
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.
What may seem to be junk to one person maybe valuable to another.
It takes two to tango.
Where two parties are involved in a situation, fault usually lies with both if things go wrong.
Actions speak louder than words.
Actions truly show your character because it’s easy to say things, but difficult to act on them.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Don’t delay doing something if you can do it immediately.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Every bad or negative situation can result in some benefit to you.
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.
People are never satisfied with their own situation; they always think others have it better.
No news is good news.
If you don’t receive any news about someone or something, it means that everything is fine and going normally.
Two wrongs don’t make a right.
You shouldn’t harm a person who has harmed you, even if you think that person deserves it.
Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
If there are rumors or signs that something is true so it must be at least partly true.