"you have a no and can get a yes" (something mum always says)

Homo homini lupus ~ the human is a human, a wolf

1. Look before you leap.
2. Make hay when sun shines.
3. East or west home is best.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until day after tomorrow

I guess, this prog is still a little buggy. Look at that Beetle crawling around...

No risk no gain.

Dtiocfadh an La.
Irish for 'yhe day will vome.'

It is with the heart that one can see rightly for what is essential is invisible to the eye

early bird gets the worm

I dont think you'll like this one but its true...

"Good guys always finish last"

frewurny glirt ptohtsm!

1. Better an empty house than an ill tenant.
2. Better to be alone than have bad company.

All that glitters is not gold.

O cane mozzeca sempe o' stracciato (a dog always bites a poor man), meaning that misfortunes usually happen to those who are already in a bad situation.
Chisto é n'ato che piscia acqua santa po' velliculo (here is another one who pisses holy water through his navel), used for those people who pretend to be saints but are not.
Si me mettesse a fà cappielle, nascessero criature senza a' capa (if I started to make hats, kids would be born without head), it applies to those who always complain about their misfortune.
Ogne scarrafone é bello 'a mamma soia (every cockroach is good looking in his mother's eyes), obvious meaning.
Quanne o mare é calmo, ogne strunz é marenar (when the sea is calm, every idiot is a sailor), meaning that everybody is good as long as there are no problems.
Muglierema s'é 'mbriacata c'o' vino bbuono (my wife got drunk with an excellent wine), it applies to those husbands whose wives cheat on them, and they get some profit out of that.

Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

It is not WHAT you give, but HOW you give that counts!

Fortune favours the bold.

When the running goat hits the side of the well, the Tsar and the Kossack will sing in the fields.

(I'd love to see that happen. I truly would...!)

Running with the thieves and catching with the police.
Running with the hare and hunting with the dog.

Penny wise Pound foolish!

We have a good saying, but I am not sure how to translate it into English, something likes:

(At) a burning house seen the rats.

Means, no matter how cunning you are one day the undercoverd things will be unveiled. The truth is there to be seen.

It is not WHAT you give, but HOW you give that counts!

Dog acts like a lion in front of his home.

It´s not old at all, but I say Everything´s gonna be worse than it is now!

I say people who wish to die after becoming immortal are weird.

how about this one :three men can keep secret if two of them are dead.

hi,

just like in any other country, we have several old sayings in Brazil.
However, they do sound stupid when I try to translate them literally into English, but here they go:

"Cão que ladra não morde."

"A dog that barks does not bite." Someone who boasts or curses a lot, will most certainly not do the deed.

"Quando um burro fala os outros baixam as orelhas."
"When a ass speaks, the other (asses) drop their ears." Say it when you are trying to say something and all others wont shut up.

"A curiosidade matou o gato."
"Curiosity killed the cat." Say it to someone who´s sticking their nose into your business. It is a soft and funny way to say "It is none of your business."

Hope you like them.

Btw, the first saying posted by catwalker (about the frog) , is taken from an ancient chinese tale. And it is very clever and true.

Btw-2, chinese people have sooo many sayings you get dizzy listening to them. Truly wonderful.

Δανιήλ

Curta a vida pois a vida é curta.

1. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
2. The nail that sticks out need not always be hammered in.
3. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
(applies as much to females!)
4. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Love is blind but marriage will surely open your eyes

THE WORLD NEEDS PEACE AND LOVE NOW.
WITHOUT PEACE, OUR WORLD WILL BE IN PIECES. WITHOUT LOVE, OUR WORLD WILL BE LOST.

A new broom sweeps clean.

Een appel valt niet ver van de boom...
It's dutch for: an apple doesn't fall very far from a tree...
It means something like that it's not suprisingly to have the similar "behavour" as a familymember...(although this is not a perfect explanation..)

Every dog has his day.

woofing dog never bites

The scars of his past will determine his future..

Grass on the other side is greener.

Speech is silver. Silence is golden.

Opportunity seldom knocks twice.

One man's loss is another man's gain.