English Proverbs

"Better be safe than sorry" – Better not doing anything risky.
"Where there is a will – there is a way" – if you want something, you can do it.
"A friend in need is a friend indeed" – A person who comes when he needed is a real friend.
"Strike while the iron is hot" – Better do stuff when it's relevant.
"You can lead the horse to the water, but you cannot make it drink" – you can help, but not do all.
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you" – Don't hurt someone who helps you.
"No news is good news" – sometimes it's better when there aren't any news.
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks" (="There's no fool like an old fool") – It's hard to dissuade old habits.
"The pen is mightier than the sword" – Words can hurt much more than the sword.
"Where there is smoke, there is fire" – Nothing is happening by itself.
"Two is a company, three is a crowd" – too much of something good is bad.
"Children should be seen, not heard" – Children should be quiet.
"When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window" – Poverty makes strives.
"Laugh, and the whole world will laugh with you. Weep, and you weep alone" – If you're happy, then no one has any problem with it. When you sad, no one wants to come and help you.
"To carry coal to Newcastle" – to do an unnecessary job.
"As you sow, so you will reap" – You have to think before you do.
"A bird in hand is worth two in a bush" – Better chose the stable and the less one than the unsubstantial and risky.
"Every cloud has a silver lining" – Everything bad must contain something positive.