Between the devil and the deep sea
To choose between two equally bad alternatives in a serious dilemma.


Where there's a will there's a way
When a person really wants to do something, he will find a way of doing it.


A burnt child dreads fire
A bad experience or a horrifying incident may scar one's attitude or thinking for a lifetime.


First come, first served
The first in line will be attended to first.


A friend in need is a friend indeed
A friend who helps when one is in trouble is a real friend.


Discretion is the better part of valor

If you say discretion is the better part of valor, you mean that avoiding a dangerous or unpleasant situation is sometimes the most sensible thing to do.


A hungry man is an angry man
A person who does not get what he wants or needs is a frustrated person and will be easily provoked to rage.


Empty vessels make the most noise
Those people who have a little knowledge usually talk the most and make the greatest fuss.


A man is as old as he feels
A person's age is immaterial - it is only when he thinks and feels that he is ageing that he actually becomes old.


Great talkers are little doers
Those people who talk a lot and are always teaching others usually do not do much work.


An idle brain is the devil's workshop
One who has nothing to do will be tempted to do many mischievous acts.


An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
It is better to be careful and discrete than to be clever