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even Homer nods
even Jove nods
even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while
every Jack has his Jill
every cloud has a silver lining
every dark cloud has a silver lining
every day is a school day
every dog has his day
every dog has its day
every dog must have his day
every dog must have its day
every king needs a queen
every little helps
every man has a price
every rule has an exception
every shut eye isn't asleep
every silver lining has a cloud
experience is the best teacher
eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
familiarity breeds contempt
feed a cold, starve a fever
finders keepers
fine feathers make fine birds
fine words butter no parsnips
first come, first served
first things first
fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
fools rush in where angels fear to tread
forbidden fruit is the sweetest
forewarned is forearmed
forewarned, forearmed
fortune favors the bold
fortune favors the brave
fortune favours the bold
fortune favours the brave
give a man a fish
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
go hard or go home
good fences make good neighbors
good things come to those who wait
good wine needs no bush
grasp all, lose all
great minds
great minds think alike
great oaks from little acorns grow
half a loaf is better than no loaf
half a loaf is better than none
handsome is as handsome does
handsome is that handsome does
haste makes waste
haters gonna hate
he who laughs last laughs best
he who laughs last laughs hardest
he who smelt it dealt it
heaven helps those that help themselves
heaven helps those who help themselves
hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
here today, gone tomorrow
hic Rhodus, hic salta
hindsight is 20/20
history repeats itself
home is where the heart is
home is where you hang your hat
honesty is the best policy
honey catches more flies than vinegar
hope springs eternal
hope springs eternal in the human breast
hunger is a good sauce
hunger is the best sauce
hunger is the best spice
hunt where the ducks are
idle hands are the Devil's playthings
idle hands are the Devil's tools
idle hands are the Devil's workshop
idle hands are the devil's tools
idle hands are the devil's workshop
if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
if at first you don't succeed
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle
if pigs had wings they would fly
if the mountain won't come to Muhammad
if there's grass on the field, play ball
if there's grass on the pitch, play ball
if you can't beat them, join them
if you can't do the time, don't do the crime
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas
if you lie with dogs you will get fleas
if you love someone, set them free
if you pay bananas, you get monkeys
if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
if you want a thing done well, do it yourself
ignorance is bliss
in for a dime, in for a dollar
in for a penny, in for a pound
in for an inch, in for a mile
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
in unity there is strength
in vino veritas
it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings
it ain't the meat, it's the motion
it ain't the whistle that pulls the train
it is a wise child that knows his own father
it is all fun and games until someone loses an eye
it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God
it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
it is not the whistle that pulls the train
it isn't the whistle that pulls the train
it never rains but it pours
it never rains but that it pours
it pays to advertise
it takes all kinds to make a world
it takes one to know one
it takes two to tango
it's a long road that has no turning
it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest
it's an ill wind
it's an ill wind that blows no good
it's an ill wind that blows no one any good