Vocabulary

sincerity can move heaven

married couple with similar tastes or dispositions

time will cure all; time heals all wounds

forewarned is forearmed; in fair weather prepare for foul; don't forget war in time of peace

if you don't put in the effort, don't expect results; seeds you don't plant will never grow

zeal is a bad servant; the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain

when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel; there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up

to rain heavily; to be raining cats and dogs

the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief

frailty, thy name is woman

people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them; spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer; when mixing with vermillion, one becomes red

good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines

all's well that ends well; it will all come good in the end

habit is a second nature

when you've got to go, you've got to go; farts and boils aren't choosy about where (or when) to appear

look at both sides of the thing; look at both sides of the shield

we were all beginners once; never lose your humility; don't let success get to your head; don't forget where you came from

so many countries, so many customs

no heat or cold lasts over the equinox

women will have their wills

no man can resist the lure of a woman

though the woman is weak, the mother is strong

three women make a market

might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong; if you win you are the loyalist army, if you lose you are the rebel army

do not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin; if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse

to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and save a large one

a small leak can sink a great ship

an idle brain is the devil's shop

boys, be ambitious

the embers of a former relationship flare up again; old love blazes anew

something done too late

greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish

anyone can make a mistake; even Homer nods

Pardon makes offenders

love and reason do not go together

let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child

there is nothing better than sleeping

the eye is blind if the mind is absent

to put new wine into old wineskins; to put new wine into old bottles