- There's No Place like Home
- A person is happiest with his or her family and friends
- Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth
- Too many people trying to take care of something can ruin it
- Two Heads Are Better Than One
- Two people working together can solve a problem quicker and better than a person working alone
- Two's Company, but Three's a Crowd
- Couples often enjoy their privacy and dislike having a third person around
- If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them
- If you can't defeat your opponents, join forces with them
- If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Out of
the Kitchen
- If you can't tolerate the pressures of a particular situation, remove yourself from that situation
- Look before You Leap
- Consider all aspects of a situation before you take any action
- Make Hay While the Sun Shines
- Take advantage of an opportunity to do something
- Strike While the Iron Is Hot
- Act at the best possible time
- The Way to a Man's Heart Is through His
Stomach
- The way to gain a man's love is by preparing food that he enjoys
- All That Glitters Is Not Gold
- Some things are not as valuable as they appear to be
- Curiosity Killed the Cat
- It is dangerous to be curious
- Don't Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
- Don't assume more responsibility than you can handle; don't be overconfident
- Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You
- Don't hurt someone who takes care of you
- Don't Count Your Chickens Before
They're Hatched
- Don't plan on the successful results of something until those results actually occur
- Don't Judge a Man until You've Walked
in His Boots
- Don't criticize a person until you've tried to do the things he or she does
- Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
- Don't complain about something that is given to you
- Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
- Don't risk losing everything at once
- Don't Put Off for Tomorrow What You
Can Do Today
- Don't unnecessarily postpone doing something
- Don't Put the Cart before the Horse
- Don't do things in the wrong order
- A Miss Is As Good As a Mile
- losing by a narrow margin is no different than losing by a wide margin
- Where There's Smoke, There's Fire
- When there is evidence of a problem, there probably is a problem
- The First Step Is Always the Hardest
- The most difficult part of accomplishing something is getting started
- Forewarned Is Forearmed
- Being warned about something before it happens allows a person to prepare for it
- He Who Hesitates Is Lost
- A person who doesn't act decisively is unlikely to succeed
- No Pain, No Gain
- Nothing can be accomplished without effort
- Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
- You can't achieve anything if you don't try
- The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword
- The written word is more powerful than physical force
- A Man Is Known by the Company He
Keeps
- A person is believed to be like the people with whom he or she spends time
- Misery Loves Company
- Unhappy people often get satisfaction from having others share their misery
- An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
- Eating an apple every day helps a person to stay healthy
- Practice Makes Perfect
- Doing something many times improves one's skill at it
- Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
- Important things do not happen overnight
- The Squeaking Wheel Gets the Oil
- Those who complain the loudest get the most attention
- You're Never Too Old to Learn
- A person can learn at any age
- Beggars Can't Be Choosers
- When a person has nothing, he or she must accept whatever help is offered
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