ADAGES


All that Glitters is not Gold.

Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword.

Look before you leap.

One who laughs the last, laughs the best.

Where there is smoke, there will be fire.

New ideas aren't valuable unless they reach hungry minds.

Have the wisdom to explain the difference

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday...But not nearly enough

It's hard to plan for the future...
When you're so damn busy fixing what you screwed up yesterday

The wages of sin is death...
Of course, the wages of purity is also death

The night has a thousand eyes...
 so be sure to pull all the shades, shut the blinds...

Neither a borrower nor a lender be...
          theft increases your assets while avoiding all taxes

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well...
whatever is not worth doing is assigned to a subordinate

Always upgrade to the latest & fastest processor...
You can reboot much faster

A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush

A happy worker is a productive worker

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing

A  penny saved is a penny earned

A  problem avoided is a problem solved

Ability is a poor man's wealth

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it

Actions speak louder than words

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Better an open enemy than a false friend

Better to die with honour than live with shame

Better to ride on an ass that will carry you, then a horse that would throw you

Children are not to be blamed for the faults of their parents

Do not attempt too much at once

Don't bite off more than you can chew

Enthusiasm is a very good lubrication for the mind

Evil tendencies are shown early in life

Experience is the best teacher

Experience without learning is better than learning without experience

Fools rush in & get the best seats

Good comes to those who do good

Good things come to those who wait      

Good words cool more than cold water

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling

Happiness is not an accident, it is a choice

He is not fit to command others who cannot command himself

Hatred is self-punishment

He is wise who is warned by the misfortunes of others

He who hesitates is lost

Health alone is victory

Idle hands are the devil's playthings

If a million people say a foolish thing it is still a foolish thing

If ambition doesn't hurt you, you haven't got it

If you lie down with dogs you wake up with fleas

If you cannot bite, never show your teeth

In testing faith we often destroy it

It's always calmest before the storm

It's always darkest before the dawn

It's better to gamble & lose then lose without gambling

It's easier to forgive than to forget

It's easy to kick a man when he is down

It's more important to do the right thing than to do things right

Justice delayed is justice denied

Know which side your bread is buttered on

Knowledge is power

Laugh & the world laughs with you, cry & you cry alone

Learn from your mistakes

Long absent, soon forgotten

Loose lips sink ships

Love conquers all

Love opens all doors

Make new friends, but keep the old

Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians

Necessity is the mother of invention

Necessity knows no laws

Never argue with a fool

Never go to bed angry

Nice guys finish last

Nobody likes a wise ass

Nothing is impossible to a willing heart

One story is good until another is told

Opportunity comes to the prepared mind

Peace is not a vacuum but a balance

Quality is better than quantity

Science is a collection of successful recipes

Seeing is believing

Shallow men believe in luck

Solitude is often the best company

Stoop to conquer

The ass loadedd with gold still eats thistles

The bigger they are, the harder they fall

The cream rises to the top

The moon does not heed the barking of dogs

The noblest revenge is to forgive

The value is in the worth not the number

There is a healing power in love

Time heals all wounds

Try before you trust

Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds

You're never too old to learn , you're only as old as you feel

You can't buy love

You have to stay awake to make your dreams come true