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Make hay while the sun shines.

Seize opportunities.

Out of sight, out of mind.

You will soon forget friends you do not meet or keep in contact with.

Can a leopard change its spots? A leopard cannot change its spots.

A person's nature cannot change.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Too many people doing the same thing at the same time will not be successful.

We never miss the water till the well runs dry.

You only realize the importance of something when it is gone.

To put the cart before the horse.

To do something in an incorrect order.

Bite off more than one can chew.

To try to do something one is unable to do or incapable of doing.

Half a loaf is better than none.

It's better to have or receive less than one desires than to have or receive nothing at all.

If it's not one thing it's another.

The troubles seem to go on and on without end.

The sky is the limit.

There is no upper limit to something.

A trouble shared is a trouble halved.

Your troubles seem half as great when you discuss them with someone else.

A watched pot never boils.

If you watch or wait for something to get done or to happen it seems to take forever.

Two's company, three's a crowd.

It is always fun while there are only two people whereas the third person is an unwelcome intrusion.

Jump from the frying pan into the fire.

To go from a bad position to a worse one.

One swallow doesn't make a summer.

One success doesn't guarantee complete success.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

Real life can be more incredible than anything which can be imagined.

You can't have your cake and eat it.

You must choose between two things as it is impossible to have both at the same time.

As you make your bed so must you lie on it.

You must accept the consequences of your act.

Cut your coat according to your cloth.

Live within your income; don't be too ambitious in your plans.

All's fish that comes the net.

When something comes our way we should consider how it might be useful or benefit us.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

It means that apples are so nutritious they keep you in the peak of health.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

What is beautiful to one person may not be beautiful to others.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Someone in need should be grateful for what is given to him – even if it's not what he wants or expects.

The blind leading the blind.

A person helping or advising someone knows as little about the subject as the person who is being advised.

Burn the candle at both ends.

Those who are always busy and seem to get little rest.

Buy a pig in a poke.