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Truth and oil always come to the top (Am.). Truth and oil are ever above (Br.). Truth, crushed to earth, will rise again (Am.). Truth is mighty and will prevail… Read more »

Age breeds aches (Am.). The feet are slow when the head wears snow (Am., Br.). Old age is sickness of itself (Br.). An old ape has an old eye (Br.)…. Read more »

All the Tracys have always the wind in their faces (Br.). Flies go to (hunt) the lean horse (Br.). The lean dog is all fleas (Am.). A man born to… Read more »

Better be the head of a dog, than the tail of a lion. (Am., Br.). Better be the head of a fox (a lizard, a mouse) than the tail of… Read more »

Curses like chickens come home to roost. Curses, like chickens, come home to roost (Am.). The curse sticks to the tongue of the curser (Am.). The evil that comes out… Read more »

Live and learn. On apprend à tout âge. Век живи, век учись (а умри дураком). Век живи – век учись тому, как следует жить. Man lernt solange man lebt. Man wird alt wie ‘ne Kuh und lernt immer noch dazu…. Read more »

Deeds, not words. Actions speak louder than words (Am., Br.). Deeds not words are the test (Br.). Deeds speak louder than words (Am.). It is not words that count but… Read more »

After death, the doctor. It is no time to stoop when the head is off (Br.). It is too late to close the barn door after the horse has bolted… Read more »

Idleness is the mother of all evil. An idle brain is a devil’s workshop. By doing nothing we learn to do ill. La paresse marche lentement  et trouve la pauvreté… Read more »

Every dog is a lion at home. A cock is /always/ bold on his own dunghill (Br.). A cock is mighty in his backyard (Am.). A cock is valiant on… Read more »

When in Rome, do as the Romans. Follow the customs, or fly the country (Br.). When at Rome, live as the Romans live (Br.). When in Rome, do as the… Read more »

As a man sows, so will he reap. The hand that gives, gathers (Am., Br.) An act of kindness is well repaid. Kindness always begets kindness. Bon champs semé, bon… Read more »

Reperentance is good, but innocence is better. It is difficult to admit your faults (to own up to your own mistakes) (Am.). It is easy to make a mistake, hard… Read more »

Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. Candor breeds hatred (Am.). Follow not truth too near the heels lest it dash out your teeth (Am., Br.). Не who follows truth… Read more »

It is never too late to learn. Live and learn. Il n’est jamais trop tard pour apprendre. Век живи, век учись ( дураком помрешь). – Век живи – век учись… Read more »

Neither praise nor dispraise yourself, your actions serve the turn. Self praise is no recommendation. Actions speak louder than words. By their fruits you shall know them (Am., Br.). Judge… Read more »

Strike while the iron is hot. Il faut battre le fer pendant qu’il est chaud. Куй железо, пока горячо. Лови Петра с утра, а ободняет, так провоняет. Не дорог час… Read more »

Rome wasn’t built in a day. A bird makes his nest little by little. Rome n’est pas bâtie à un jour Ни в один день Москва строилась. Рим не в… Read more »

Don’t take a hatchet to break eggs (Am.). Take not a musket to kill a butterfly (Br.) Ne prenez pas un mousquet pour tuer un papillon. За мухой не с… Read more »