A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.

Perceptive people do not need something stated explicitly or explained extensively to them; they only need a slight hint or sign and they will understand what is meant.

You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

When an issue is being disputed by two groups, you can't side with both; you have to choose to support one group or the other.

Only dead fish swim with the current.

If you always go along with society's norms you will achieve very little meaning with your life. Take risks: go against establishment and mainstream codes and you will achieve things that the majority of people around you will never achieve.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

If someone offers you something which is beneficial to you, don't refuse it.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Deal with problems immediately. If you delay attending to them they will only become bigger and take longer to deal with.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

When we are separated from people we love, we often feel our love for them intensify.

A friend in need is a friend in deed. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A true friend is someone who is prepared to act, to demonstrate his/her friendship, when you are in need of help.
A true friend is someone who helps you when you really need help.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Don't risk losing something you already have by trying to acquire something you think might be better.

A change is as good as a rest.

Changing your job or how you do your work can be as much benefit to you as having a rest from it.

It never rains but it pours.

When bad things happen they always seem to be followed by more bad things.

When bad things happen they always seem to be accompanied by other bad things.

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

From every bad thing that happens to you in life there is at least one positive outcome.