Jim Morrison, 19. ​9. I myself deny it.—H. You don’t win once in a while…you don’t do the right thing once in a while…you do them right all the time. Len Wein, 22. You’ve probably heard of this one before. Similar to the common phrase “as easy as pie.”​5. Retrieved 4 April 2010. Oh, they have slain the Earl of Moray and Lady Mondegreen, Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Place for everything and everything in its place - A, Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely, Proof of the pudding is in the eating - The, Ring a ring o'roses, a pocketful of posies, atishoo, atishoo, all fall down, Rose by any other name would smell as sweet - A, See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck; see a pin and let it lie, bad luck you'll have all day, Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em, Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men, have mediocrity thrust upon them, Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, Surfing the Net/surfing the Internet/surfing the Web, Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves, Tanstaafl - (there's no such thing as a free lunch), That's one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind, The ants are my friends, they're blowing in the wind, The course of true love never did run smooth, The Devil makes work for idle hands to do, The female of the species is more deadly then the male, The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings, The proof of the pudding is in the eating, The road to hell is paved with good intentions, The shoemaker always wears the worst shoes, There's no such thing as a free lunch (Tanstaafl), There's one law for the rich and another law for the poor, They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance, Though this be madness, yet there is method in it, To boldly go where no man has gone before, To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub, To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things, We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, Weakest link - A chain is only as strong as its, What God has joined together let no man put asunder, What's in a name? The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.—A. We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.—Aristotle, 3. This is an old English phrase that has to do with forgiveness. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean.—Lin-Chi, 53. Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.—Ellen Goodman, 26. There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say.—Cyril Connolly, 78. A Chip On Your Shoulder Being angry about something that happened in the past. Their meaning is included underneath. “Don’t succumb to excuses. Twice, to learn how to do it. Sayings and Quotes are wise sayings. Burst Your BubbleTo ruin someone’s happy moment or mood, usually by telling them disappointing news or information. Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.—Oscar Wilde, 81. The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters – Audrey Hepburn, See Also: Wise Sayings, Wisdom Sayings, Life Quotes, 63. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean the term originated from that source or in that year. Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.—Gordon R. Dickson, 29. “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ― Marilyn Monroe, 48. Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.—Will Rogers, 31. “To the winner, there is 100-percent elation, 100-percent fun, 100-percent laughter; and yet the only thing left to the loser is resolution and determination.”, 95. ‘ A ‘ – Phrases. Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.—Dame Edna Everage, 32. Lewis, 56. Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 40. A Dime a DozenWhen something is extremely common and/or simple to acquire.​3. Take a look, it’s as easy as pie! For example, if the earliest I have seen an expression be used is from a newspaper in the year 1900, then I’ll quote it. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.—Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 59. Another phrase has been added to our collection of sayings. The total number of common phrases used around the world is quite staggering, yet you might only be able to name a few. “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.”, 88. You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.—Wayne Gretzky, 50. However, it is not always clear where or how these expressions originated. You can learn their meaning, see example sentences for them, and possibly find out their origin too! Categories. Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.—Cyril Connolly, 24. Its give advice about life and living. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. I’ve gone into hundreds of [fortune-teller’s parlors], and have been told thousands of things, but nobody ever told me I was a policewoman getting ready to arrest her.—New York City detective, 82. A. Milne, 58. Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.—Lily Tomlin, 35. Then you’re left to wonder: “What does that mean, and where does it come from?”. 64. You’ll often hear these expressions in every day conversations while at work, school, or even at home. “Sing like no one’s listening, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like nobody’s watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” Mark Twain, 64. A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.—Baltasar Gracian, 4. You too? While you live, tell truth and shame the Devil! A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself. “Sing like no one’s listening, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like nobody’s watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” Mark Twain. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.—Carl Sagan, 14. Simply choose a letter to start exploring, or choose one of the categories below. Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is.—Oscar Wilde, 17. What is this site about? So in cases like this, here is what will generally happen: If any plausible sounding guesses exist that talk about how a specific phrase originated, then I might mention them on the phrase’s individual page. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes.—Marcel Proust Phrases and Sayings Starting With ‘A’ Here’s a list of common sayings and phrases starting with the letter A. Laughing at someone else’s can shorten it.—Cullen Hightower, 77. So if you haven’t already, use the alphabetical list at the top and start exploring. These are just some examples, for the full list, use the top menu: 1. “Winning is not everything – but making the effort to win is.”, 89. Why should the Devil have all the best tunes? 63. “Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser.”, 87. "Meanings and Origins of Phrases, Sayings and Idioms". A true friend is someone who is there for you when he’d rather be anywhere else. Learn as if you were to live forever. We have a list full of hundreds of phrases and sayings. Cry Over Spilled MilkOne shouldn’t worry over things that have already happened and that cannot be changed.​13. 2,000 English Phrases and Sayings - each one explained. This list of famous sayings comprises of different areas of life as it affects everyone. A dictionary of popular sayings that come from sports, including baseball, boxing, and horse racing. “Winning is not a sometime thing…it’s an all the time thing. Cup of JoeA cup of joe is an American nickname for a cup of coffee. “Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will all be judged on one thing: the result.”, 94. Skip to content Learn About Phrases and Sayings The only difference between them is that some admit it. Winning is a habit.”, 86. Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.—Christopher Hampton, 12. Female of the species is more deadly then the male - The, Fie, foh, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Forgive them for they know not what they do, Freeze the balls off a brass monkey - cold enough to, Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears, Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration, Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day, Hark, hark! We’ve heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.—Robert Wilensky, 37. What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.—Oscar Levant, 80. “The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.”, 98. “Confidence is contagious and so is lack of confidence, and a customer will recognize both.”, 97. “People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.” ― Abraham Lincoln, 70. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ― Albert Einstein, 49. Doubt those who find it.—André Gide, 34. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” ― Helen Keller, 65. Just the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. O Romeo, Romeo! Cut To The ChaseTo get to the point, leaving out all of the unnecessary details. Does that cause comedy in the streets?—Dick Cavett, 79. English Proverbs; Origins of Phrases; Meanings of Idioms; Famous last words; Phrase Thesaurus; Discussion Forum Archives . You can’t always be first, but you have to believe that you should have been – that you were never beaten – that time just ran out on you.”, 96. See Also: Wise Sayings, Wisdom Sayings, Life Quotes. Here is a list of 15 commonly used phrases in the English language. ― Oscar Wilde, 72. The cure for boredom is curiosity. “If it doesn’t matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?”, 85. Go back to the job of making the corrections and forming the habits that will make your goal possible.”, 99.