proverbs and sayings

As they say, love is blind.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Love is like measles — everyone has to catch it once.

Love is blind. And so is hatred.

Love is an illness full of sadness, accepting neither treatment nor medicine.

The pains of love are far sweeter than any other joy.

Love and a cough cannot be hidden.

The couple next door are fighting again — one of those spats dogs wouldn't even touch.

Good medicine tastes bitter.

A good book is the best of friends — the same today, tomorrow, and forever.

There never has been a good war or a bad peace.

In traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy.

What happens on a trip stays on a trip.

They say you shouldn't be swayed by rumors and hearsay — but don't you think that's easier said than done?

Speech is silver, silence is golden.

The plant called friendship needs constant watering.

If you would gain a friend, be one yourself.

If you're not brave, you won't win the beauty.

Willows don't break under snow.

Don't count on the same luck twice.

What is done at night comes to light by day.

A child at a temple gate can recite sutras they've never been taught.

Knock and the door shall be opened.

The question is who will bell the cat.

If you immerse yourself in the problem, it will be solved easily, like oil calming rough waters.

Leave it to the experts.

Leave it to the professionals.

The end doesn't necessarily justify the means.

Just because the goal is good doesn't mean any means is acceptable.

The eyes are the window to the soul.