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Garbage in, Garbage out. Sometimes abbreviated GIGO. Get four Episcopalians together and a fifth will always appear. (Humor intended!) Give a dog a bad name and hang him. Give a dog a bad name and he'll live up to it. (or repay you for it) Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Give a man a match, he shall be warm for a moment. Light a man on fire and he shall be warm for the rest of his life. Give and take is fair play. Give, and ye shall receive. Luke 6:38 Give credit where credit is due. Derived from Romans 13:7 Variant: Give the Devil his due. Give him an inch and he'll take a yard. Variant: Give the Camel and inch and it will take an ell. Variant: Give him an inch and he'll take a mile. Give people a common enemy and hopefully they will work together Give respect, take respect. Go with the flow God cures and the physician takes the fee. God don't like ugly and he ain't stuck on pretty. God takes care of drunks. A good beginning makes (for) a good ending. Chinese Version: A good beginning is half a succession-好的开始是成功的一半 Good eating deserves good drinking. A good enemy is a better person than a false friend. Good fences make good neighbors. Robert Frost, "Mending Wall" A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all. Good men are hard to find. A good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand. Good wine needs no bush. It was customary since early times to hang a grapevine, ivy or other greenery over the door of a tavern or way stop to advertise the availability of drink within. The grass is always greener on the other side... Great cry little wool. Great events cast their shadows before them. Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ. Great oaks from little acorns grow. Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Albert Einstein The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.. The greatest thing that could happen in my lifetime is for all my ideas to be stolen. Green leaves and brown leaves fall from the same tree. Grow where you are planted. A guilty conscience needs no accuser. Guns for show, knives for a pro. [edit]H A half truth is a whole lie. (You can't) Have your cake and eat it too Cf. George Herbert The Sizz "Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it" The head and feet keep warm, the rest will take no harm. He doesn't boast who does the most He laughs best who laughs last Health is wealth Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned Heritage is invaluable Hindsight is always twenty-twenty 20-20 refers to perfect vision. Home is where the heart is Haste makes waste. Hung like a Horse (Vulgar) He who hesitates is lost. [edit]I I came, I saw, I conquered Said by Julius Caesar, spoken as Veni, Vidi, Vici during a message to the Roman senate I complained I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet. I have the whole world against me, I show my back and the whole world is following me. I know I know nothing From Socrates defence speech[not in citation given] I think, therefore I am Descartes' most famous statement (Cogito Ergo Sum in Latin) I wants, don't gets. An alternative used in the black British community is: "Ask it, Ask it don't get... Get it, get it don't want." I was born on a Friday, but not last Friday. Alternative: I wasn't born yesterday. Idle hands are the devil's playthings. Variation: The devil makes work for idle hands. If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well. If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing badly. If all else fails, try the obvious. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Cf. William Edward Hickson's Try and Try again "Tis a lesson you should heed: Try, try, try again. If at first you don't succeed, Try, try, try again" If God had wanted man to fly, he would have given him wings. If in doubt go left. If in doubt, pick "C" If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Variation: If it isn't broken, don't fix it. If it can't be cured, it must be endured. From Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie If it's too good to be true, then it probably is. If it's worth doing, it's worth over-doing. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If something can go wrong, it will. Murphy's Law If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain. "If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain", Answers.com If the shoe fits, wear it. If wishes were fishes, we'd all cast nets. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. If you believe that dreams can come true be prepared for the occasional nightmare. If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly. Alternatively: You get what you pay for If you buy quality, you only cry once. If you can't be good, be careful. If you can't be good, be good at it. If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten. If you can't beat them, join them. If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. If you cross your bridges before you come to them, you will have to pay the toll twice. If you don't buy a ticket, you can't win the raffle. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all If you don't know where you're going, any train will get you there. If you fake it, you can't make it. If you fall off a cliff, you might as well try to fly. After all, you got nothing to lose. If you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it. If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were. If you snooze you lose If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. - Divers Proverbs, Nathan Bailey, 1721 [7] If you want a thing done right, do it yourself. If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen. If you want to judge a man's character, give him power. If you were born to be shot, you'll never be hanged. If you're in a hole, stop digging. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. If you're prepared to be confused, be prepared for a sore bum Ignorance is bliss. Common mal-shortening of "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise. Thomas Gray, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College" [[8]] Impossible itself says I'm Possible In for a penny, in for a pound. Alternate version: In for a dime, in for a dollar. In one ear and out the other. Cf. Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales: "One eare it heard, at the other out it went" In order to get where you want to go, you first have to leave where you are. From Sandy Elsberg's Bread Winner, Bread Baker; Upline Press, Charlottesville, VA; 1977, p. 80 In the end, a man's motives are second to his accomplishments. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. In the law there are no small cases, only small lawyers. Ben Harlow In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity Emerson In the mind of thieves the moon is always shining. Marathi proverb. Infatuations are a plenty. Love is rare. - Pashi Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. Alternatively "Stupidity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results" Is the Pope a Catholic? Do bears shit in the woods? It ain't over till the fat lady sings. Variation: Church ain't over until the fat lady sings. Attributed as an old Southern saying in Smith & Smith, Southern Words and Sayings (1976), according to Quinion, Michael (21 August 1999). "It Ain't Over Till the Fat Lady Sings". World Wide Words. Retrieved on 2007-01-23. It's a blessing in disguise. It's a cracked pitcher that goes longest to the well. It's a good horse that never stumbles. It's a long lane that has no turning. It's a poor job that can't stand at least one supervisor. It's always darkest before the dawn It's always the baker's children who have no bread. It's an ill wind that blows no good. It's better to be safe than sorry. It's better to be silent and thought a fool, than to speak up and remove all doubt. It is better to die on one's feet than live on one's knees. It's better to give than to receive. It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. It's better to have something you don't need than to need something you don't have. It's better to tell the truth and be rejected, than to tell a lie and get accepted. It's better to want something you can't have than have something you don't want. It's cheaper to keep her. It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission. Attributed to Grace Hopper It's easy to be wise after the event. It's never too late to mend. It's no use crying over spilt milk. It's not over till it's over. Yogi Berra Often attributed to sportscaster Dan Cook (1978) It is not so much the gift that is given but the way in which the gift is driven. It's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean. It's often a person's mouth broke their nose. It's the early bird that gets the worm. It's the empty can that makes the most noise. It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease. It is through the small things we do that we learn, not the big things It never rains, but it pours. Alternatively: When it rains, it pours. It pays to pay attention. It takes all sorts to make a world. Alternatively: It takes all sorts to make the world go round. Alternatively: It takes all kinds to make the world go round. It takes both rain and sunshine to make rainbows It takes two to lie — one to lie and one to listen. It takes two to make a quarrel. It takes two to tango. [edit]J Jack of all trades and master of none. (18th Century) Joan is as good as my lady in the dark. (17th Century) A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Ch. 64, line 12. 千里之行，始于足下 Justice delayed is justice denied.(Legal Proverb, India) Justice pleaseth few in their own house. [edit]K Keep some till more come. Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open. (18th Century) Keep your mouth shut and your ears open. The key to all action lies in belief. Kindness, like grain, increase b
