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Quotes by English proverb

A burnt child dreads the fire.

He who is shipwrecked the second time cannot lay the blame on Neptune.

All is fair in love and war.

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.

It is easier to catch flies with honey than with vinegar.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

God gives the milk but not the pail.

As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

A joy thats shared is a joy made double.

Haste makes waste.

Two heads are better than one.

He that has no charity deserves no mercy.

Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

You may lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.

Fools build houses and wise men buy them.

He that lives in a glass house must not throw stones.

Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox.

You cant get blood out of a turnip.

You cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear.