The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Definition: A situation almost impossible to complete It's a long lane that has no turning. Nothing succeeds like success.
I.e., One is often better off keeping his mouth shut. He who has the gold makes the rules. No hoof, no horse. We all make mistakes. A poor workman blames his tools. Haste makes waste. Ben Franklin
Power attracts the corruptible. -from Dune series, Frank Herbert Truth is stranger than fiction. Don't mend what ain't broken. Money is honey and the richman jocks is always funny Possible Interpretation: Not everything is what it appears to be. Because then you are a mile away and you have his shoes. Keep a thing seven years and you will always find a use for it. Paddle your own ... From Isle of Beauty by Thomas Haynes Bayly
Kill two birds with one stone. The more you know, the less you need. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. You'll always miss 100% of the [basketball] shots you don't take
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. Winners never cheat and cheaters never win. Rule #1: Mom is always right. Rule #2: If Mom is wrong, refer to rule #1. There shallow Draughts intoxicate the Brain, Friedrich Nietzsche, The Twilight of the Idols (1888) Alternate: The last chance And drinking largely sobers us again.
Sex is like war, both are exciting but neither informative. Possible Interpretation: Great achivements take time. Possible Interpretation: You cannot explain what some people like. Handsome is as handsome does. Fretting cares make g It's a good horse that never stumbles.
Whiskey on beer, never fear. Beer on whiskey, mighty risky. Alternate version: Pray for the best, prepare for the worst. There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians. The end justifies the means. Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. Possible Interpretation: Not everything is what it appears to be. Possible Interpretation: One can get more cooperation from others by being nice. There are no Facts; only interpretations of Facts.
Possible Interpretation: Here talks means carries weight, in the sense that it is influential. When in Rome do as the Romans do. (or more, commonly, just When in Rome...) A fox smells its own lair first. and A fox smells its own stink first. Life begins at forty. The best things in life are free. Don't put the cart before the horse.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. Chance favors the prepared mind. A good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand. Water, water everywhere..but not a drop to drink If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Reference to baseball and its anatomical incorrectness. This may be attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Whiskey on beer, never fear. Beer on whiskey, mighty risky.