English proverbs and sayings: life quotes

We tried our best — you know the rest.

Actions speak louder than words.

A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound.

No one is a fool always, every one sometimes.

A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.

A bad shearer never had a good sickle.

You may lead a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink.

Into each life some rain must fall.

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

Slow help is no help.

An ass loaded with gold climbs to the top of the castle.

It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.

Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

All lay loads on a willing horse.

The Devil finds work for idle hands to do.