Forbidden fruit is sweetest.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Haste makes waste.

The devil is not so black as he is painted.

He who excuses himself, accuses himself.

When the cat's away the mice will play.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.

It is a wise talker who knows when he has nothing to say.

Don't burn your bridges behind you.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

There is no accounting for tastes.

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

The end justifies the means.

Among the blind one - eyed man is a king.

Rome was not built in a day.

A lie has no legs.

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. (A. Einstein)

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Constant dropping wears away a stone.

It is never late to learn.