English Proverb

A lawyer's opinion is worth nothing unless paid for.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

You can't get blood out of a turnip.

Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox.

You may lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.

Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

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

Fools build houses and wise men buy them.

He that has no charity deserves no mercy.

Two heads are better than one.

Haste makes waste.

A joy that's shared is a joy made double.

As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

God gives the milk but not the pail.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

A fool and his money are soon parted.