Money doesn’t grow on trees.
Spend money carefully because it’s limited. You can’t grow it on trees and replenish.
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
People who have long been used to doing things in a particular way will not abandon their habits.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Slow and consistent work leads to better chance of success than quick work in spurts.
You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
To have two things that one desires, but they’re normally impossible to get simultaneously.
What goes around comes around.
f someone treats other people badly, he will eventually be treated badly by someone else.
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.
No gain without pain.
It is necessary to suffer or work hard in order to succeed or make progress.
Practice what you preach.
Behave the way you encourage other people to behave.
You can’t win them all.
It is not possible to succeed at everything you do.
You can’t fit a round peg in a square hole.
You can’t force someone into a role for which s/he is not suited.
The show must go on.
A performance, event, etc., must continue even though there are problems.
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.
You can show people the way to do things, but you can’t force them to act.
Out of sight, out of mind.
If someone or something is not seen for a long time, it’ll be forgotten.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
People who complain the most are the ones who get attention or what they want.
Money talks.
Money gives one power and influence.
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.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
A need or problem forces people to come up with innovative solutions.