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  • The delayed arrival is better than not happening at all.
    Better late than never, but better never late
  • Used to say that a person can forget about how unpleasant or difficult something was because everything ended in a good way
    All is well that ends well.
  • People consider always guilty, someone who was once quilty.
    He that deceives is ever suspected.
  • Wish success to a talented person who will be able to apply their talents in any endeavor
    A great ship asks deep waters
  • when the need for something becomes essential, you are forced to find ways of getting or achieving it.
    Necessity is the mother of invention
  • Being well-prepared and focused at the start of something often leads to success.
    A good beginning makes a good ending.
  • Something that generates a lot of interest will only last for a short amount of time
    A wonder lasts but nine days
  • A friend who will help someone when help is needed is a true friend.
    A friend in need is a friend indeed.
  • A man is known by the words he speaks. If he tells lies, he is a liar; if he does what he says, we know he is honorable, etc.
    A bird may be known by its songs.
  • Try to avoid debating with people. State your opinion and let them state theirs.
    Use soft words and hard arguments
  • Without information to the contrary you can assume that all is well
    No news is good news
  • Telling the truth is better than lying even when it is hard to do
    Honesty is the best policy.
  • When visiting a foreign land, follow the customs of those who live in it.
    When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
  • You shall carry the negative consequences of your not having prepared properly.
    As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
  • Carefully choose the words you say, until you're sure that it won't hurt someone.
    First think then speak.
  • Different people have different ideas about what is beautiful
    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
  • It is better to give your word carefully and be speedy in delivering them
    Be slow to promise and quick to perform
  • Something that you say when it is raining heavily
    It's raining cats and dogs
  • There is so much art to learn and so little time to learn it in.
    Art is long, life is short
  • Success is not always what you see
    All that glitters is not gold
  • If unpleasant things are said about someone or something, there is probably a good reason for it
    There is no smoke without fire
  • If you think something could be problematic or dangerous, then don't do something that might provoke it.
    Don’t trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
  • A person small in stature or of mind is quickly made angry.
    A little pot is soon hot.
  • A proverb is wise; it belongs to many people; it is ingenious in form and idea; and it was first invented by an individual and applied by him to a particular situation.
    The wisdom of many and the wit of one
  • Difficult situation or a problem
    A hard nut to crack.