Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
In any situation, be optimistic about the result, but always be ready for the worst outcome.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
If someone has done something bad to you, it doesn't mean you should do the same thing to them.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
You must begin something if you hope to finish it; something that takes a long time to finish begins with one step.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
If something is already working well, don’t try to change it or improve it.
Easy come, easy go.
When you make money quickly, it’s very easy to lose it quickly as well.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
If you really want to do something, you'll find a way to do it.
Actions speak louder than words.
What you do is more important than what you say.
Good things come to those who wait.
If you are patient, good things can happen
Out of sight, out of mind.
If you can't see something, it's easy to forget about it.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
When visiting another country, follow the customs of those countries.
The early bird catches the worm.
Someone will have an advantage if they do it before other people.
Beauty is only skin deep.
A person's character is more important than how they look.
Many hands make light work.
If there are more people working together, the work will be easier to do.
Practice makes perfect.
If you want to do something well, you need to practise a lot.
Fortune favors the bold.
People who are brave and who take risks are more successful than people who are do things safely all the time.
No pain, no gain.
If you want something, you have to work hard for it.
Better late than never.
It's better to do something late than not do it at all.
Like father, like son.
The son is similar to his father.
Don’t judge a book by its cover.
Don’t judge someone or something by appearance alone.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
You can't expect to do important things in a very short time.
Birds of a feather flock together.
People who are similar spend time together.