A book holds a house of gold.

A fault confessed is half redressed¹.

A little pot is soon hot.

A rolling stone gathers no moss².

A stitch in time saves nine.

A teacher will appear when the student is ready.

Ask the experienced rather than the learned.

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today.

Eat to live, not live to eat.

Empty sacks will never stand upright.

Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day.

Every cloud has a silver lining³.

Every man has his faults.

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Experience is the best teacher.

He who laughs last, laughs best.

If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

No pain, no gain.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

The early bird catches the worm.

The first step is the hardest.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

There's a first time for everything.

Thinking without learning is a dangerous thing.

To err⁴ is human.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

You never know what is enough unless you know more than enough.

You never know what you can do till you try.