Sentence examples for proverb you from inspiring English sources

The old proverb "you get what you pay for" is frequently correct.

In my previous reader response, I mentioned the puzzling proverb "You can't have your cake and eat it too".

They cite the Afghan proverb: You cannot buy an Afghan; you can only rent him for a while.

He said he asked Mr. Assad to acknowledge the new realities of his country, citing an African proverb: "You cannot turn the wind, so turn the sail".

Afghans are quick to recall a proverb: "You give your money away for your life, but you give your life away for your religion".

Losers say, 'Deal the damn cards".' Which brings me to the most important Minnie proverb: "You have to pay to see the cards".

Luckily for you, the cover of our profile-themed May issue (shot by Nick Veasey) is so on-the-nose, that even if you have trouble molding your life to predictable parables and proverbs, you'll get an idea of what's in store.

The group's motto is the proverb, "If you think you are too small to make a difference, you've never spent the night with a mosquito".

He summed it up in the words of a Russian proverb: "If you ride slowly, you get much further".

It would appear for now the latter doctrine is prevailing when it comes to Iraq, primarily to suit the current administration's domestic concerns and geopolitical interests in the Far East conveniently ignoring the old established proverb 'if you break it, you own it'.

For example, the proverb "As you sow, so shall you reap" is simple.