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Don't put all your eggs in one basket. New broom sweeps clean. Good fences make good neighbors. Money makes the mare go. He who pays the piper calls the tune.
If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it probably needed fixing anyway. I.e., One is often better off keeping his mouth shut. Possible Interpretation: Do not rush into what you do not know. There shallow Draughts intoxicate the Brain, Alternate: If at first you don't succeed, give up; it probobly isn't worth doing Penny wise, pound foolish.
Alternative: Treat 'im rough, you get you muff.--Ali G Hope springs eternal. --Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man All roads lead to Rome. Romeo must die in order to save the love. This was a referance to the high wages paid to garbage collectors at one time. You can't teach an old dog new tricks. The first step to health is to know that we are sick. Live and let die. There's always a deep breath before a plunge.
Let sleeping dogs lie. (Cf. Agatha Christie's Sleeping Murder.) Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere Little things please little minds Wide ears and short tongue are the best.
Home is where you hang your hat. The best way to get someone to stop digging his heels in is to dig out the sand around him. Why have a dog and bark yourself? Talk is cheap. Nothing succeeds like success. Jack of all trades, master of none. While the cat is away, the mice will play.
Red sky at night: shepherd's delight. Red sky in the morning: shepherd's warning. Many things are lost for want of asking. I.e., One is often better off keeping his mouth shut. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Blood is thicker than water. It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.
Smile, and the world smiles with you. Cry, and you cry alone. It's a good horse that never stumbles. If wishes were horses Migs would fly. Give the Devil his due. If you practice wrong you will always do it wrong Rats desert a sinking ship. Thats the straw that broke the camels back. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
No man can serve two masters The whole is greater than the sum of its parts Scritching like a Whitnick In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. When in Rome do as the Romans do. (or more, commonly, just When in Rome...) No news is good news.
Possible Interpretation: One can get more cooperation from others by being nice. The nail that sticks out gets pounded. A poor workman blames his tools. There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip. Briefer version 'A miss is as good as a mile' Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Alternate Version: the ironic thing about life is that you never get out alive. He's all hat and no cattle.
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