A quiet baby gets no suck
Ağlamayana meme yok
Better late than never
Geç olsun güç olmasın
Easy come, easy go
Haydan gelen huya gider
Barking dog never bites
Havlayan köpek ısırmaz
It never rains, but pours
Aksilikler hep üst üste gelir
Your mother alone will be wail on you
Ağlarsa anam ağlar, gerisi yalan ağlar
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks
Ağaç yaşken eğilir
Save up something for a rainy day
Ak akçe kara gün içindir
Every cloud has a silver lining
Her felakette bir hayır vardır
All that glitters isn’t gold
Her sakallıyı deden sanma
Man make houses, women make homes
Yuvayı dişi kuş yapar
Better lose the saddle than the horse
Zararın neresinden dönülürse kardır
A rolling stone gathers no moss
Yuvarlanan taş yosun tutmaz
If the cap fits, wear it
Yarası olan gocunur
Cheats never prosper
Yalancının mumu yatsıya kadar yanar
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Horozu çok olan köyde sabah erken olur
Two cunning men will not try to make a dupe of each other
İki cambaz aynı ipte oynamaz
Talk of the devil and you’ll see his hoofs
İti an çomağı hazırla
A friend in need is a friend indeed
Dost kara günde belli olur
A change is as good as a rest
Tebdili mekanda hayır vardır
Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs
Tereciye tere satılmaz
Cleanliness is next to godliness
Temizlik imandan gelir
Do as the Romans do when in Rome
Ya bu deveyi güdersin, ya bu diyardan gidersin
Speech is silver, but silence is gold
Söz gümüşse sükut altındır
The early bird gets the worm
Sona kalan dona kalır
He that laughs last laughs best
Son gülen iyi güler
Once burnt twice shy
Sütten ağzı yanan yoğurdu üfleyerek yer
Good words are worth much, and cost little
Tatlı söz yılanı deliğinden çıkarır
Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel
Kaz gelecek yerden tavuk esirgenmez
All his geese are swans
Karga yavrusunu şahin görür
As you make your bed, you lie on it
Kendi düşen ağlamaz
Spare the rod and spoil the child
Kızını dövmeyen dizini döver
The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest
Komşunun tavuğu komşuya kaz görünür
Nothing venture, nothing have
Korkak bezirgan ne kar eder ne ziyan
Covards die many times before their deaths
Korkunun ecele faydası yoktur
The rotten apple injures its neighbours
Körle yatan şaşı kalkar
Bad news travels fast
Kötü haber tez yayılır
As you sow, so you shall reap
Ne ekersen onu biçersin
Christmas come but once a year
Papaz bir kere pilav yer
Who pays the piper calls the tune
Parayı veren düdüğü çalar
Everything comes to him who waits
Sabreden derviş muradına ermiş
All well that ends well
Sonu iyi biten herşey iyidir
It’s not over until the fat lady sings
Dereyi görmeden paçaları sıvama
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Güneş girmeyen eve doktor girer
A bad workman blames his tools.
A barking dog never bites.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A cat in gloves catches no mice.
A deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple.
A dog is a man’s best friend.
A man’s reach should exceed his grasp.
A stumble may prevent a fall.
Actions speak louder than words.
Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox.
After dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile.
All good things come to those who wait.
All good things must come to an end.
All that glitters is not gold.
All wealth begins in mind.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
Bad news travel fast.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Beggars can’t be choosers.
Better die with honor than live with shame.
Better late than never.
Birds of a feather flock together.
(Meaning: People of the same sort of character or belief always come together.)
Caught between a rock and a hard place
Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
(Meaning: to be stuck with two choices that are both undesirable)
Chaste makes waste.
Children and fools tell the truth.
Clothes make the man.
Confess and be hanged.
Cowards may die many times before their deaths.
Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.
Don’t cross your bridges before you get to them.
Doubt is the beginning of wisdom.
Easier said than done.
Eat to live, but do not live to eat.
Empty vessels make the most noise.
Every bird loves to hear himself sing.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Every dog has its day.
Every man has his faults.
Everyone can find fault, few can do better.
Experience is the best teacher.
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
Failure teaches success.
Faith will move mountains.
Fear is stronger than love.
Fear of death is worse than death itself.
Fight fire with fire.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
First think and then speak.
Fortune knocks once at every man’s door.
God helps those who help themselves.
Good fences make good neighbors.
Goodness is better then beauty.
Great haste makes great waste.
Great minds think alike.
Great talkers are little doers.
Habit is second nature.
He laughs best who laughs last.
He that is master of himself, will soon be master of others.
He that knows nothing, doubts nothing.
He who hesitates is lost.
Honesty is the best policy.
Ignorance is bliss.
It is best to be on the safe side.
It is no use crying over spilt milk.
It is not a secret if it is known by three people.
It is not fish until it is on the bank.
Keep a thing for seven years and you’ll find a use for it.
Keep your mouth shut and your ears open.
Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Last ship, best ship.
Lend your money and lose your friend.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Look before you leap.
Luck has a slender anchorage.
Make hay while the sun shines.
May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Mere words do not feed the friars.
Money is the root of all evil.
Money isn’t everything.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Never judge from appearances.
Never love with all your heart, it only ends in breaking.
Never too late to learn.
No man can serve two masters.
No pain, no gain.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
Old habits die hard.
One man’s loss is another man’s gain.
One of these day is none of these days.
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Patience is a virtue.
Patience is the best medicine.
Poor men seek meat for their stomach, rich men stomach for their meat.
Practice makes perfect.
Put silk on a goat, and it’s still a goat.
Quiet people are well able to look after themselves.
Rome was not built in a day.
Rats desert a sinking ship.
Silence is golden.
Something is better than nothing.
Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.
Speak when you are spoken to.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Take heed of enemies reconciled, and of meat twice boiled.
Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.
The best of friends must part.
The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
The early bird catches the worm.
The well fed does not understand the lean.
The work praises the man.
There is no need like the lack of a friend.
There is no strength without unity.
They who love most are least valued.
Time is a great story teller.
To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming.
Tomorrow never comes.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Variety is the spice of life.
Virtue is its own reward.
Walk straight, my son – as the old crab said to the young crab. (Irish)
We’ll never know the worth of water till the well go dry. (Scottish)
When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak. (Irish)
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks. (Irish)
When in doubt, do nothing.
Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth. (Irish)
Where there is no trust there is no love.
You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs.
You can’t take it with you when you die.
You can’t tell a book by its cover.
You cannot have it both ways.
You don’t get something for nothing.
You must live with a person to know a person. If you want to know me come and live with me. (Irish)
Young men may die, old men must.
You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. (Irish)
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