Vocabulary

there's no smoke without fire

be careful about fire; watch out for fire

poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune

walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch yourself and know others' pain

turning to God only in one's trouble

to have a narrow view of things

nobody can win against advancing age

Everything depends on how you look at it

God only knows what may happen

for (some) doubtful points to remain

haste makes waste

ask, and it shall be given you

you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall

do not pursue those who leave you

with time we forget those who have died; out of sight, out of mind

it is not everything to ...

kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish

we learn by teaching

enter through the narrow gate (for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction); enter ye in at the strait gate

good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green

money begets money

money talks

money rules the world; rich man's world

lend your money and lose your friend

money comes and goes; money goes around and around

no pain, no gain; no cross, no crown

a wise man keeps away from danger

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never

to group together against a stronger enemy

better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow

art brings bread

art is long, life is short; ars longa, vita brevis

blood is thicker than water

like father, like son; you can't fight blood

a sound mind is in a sound body; mens sana in corpore sano

reality can not compete with imagination; prospect is often better than possession

there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes

Yama's pole with a human head on the top (able to discern good and evil of the dead)

to go back to the starting point

it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid