Bread is the staff of life. Up a creek without a paddle. Variant: Better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. Before criticizing a man, walk a mile in his shoes. He who laughs last laughs best.
Possible Interpretation: Do not take on more responsibility than you can handle at any one time. No news is good news. Possible Interpretation: You cannot enjoy two mutually-exclusive benefits of the same situation.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. A picture is worth a thousand words, and yet picture books are for infants. Meaner than a junk-yard dog. It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.--Groucho Marx You can't teach an old dog new tricks. All sizzle and no steak. It's a poor job that can't stand at least one supervisor. Time flies. Latin: Tempus fugit! Patience is a virtue.
First deserve then desire. That I have no time for Ne'er cast a clout till May be in. Many things are lost for want of asking.
Never, Never... allow anyone to persuade you to suspend your common sense. Nor pot to piss out in. (variant of neither a pot to piss in nor a window to throw it out.) Yogi Berra Variant: It's not over till it's over. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring: Money makes the world go around.
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