| Proverbs | Categories |
|---|
| A watched pot never boils | English proverbs |
| Beggars can’t be choosers | English proverbs |
| Beauty is in the eye of the beholder | English proverbs |
| Better late than never | English proverbs |
| Birds of a feather flock together | English proverbs |
| Cleanliness is next to godliness | English proverbs |
| A picture is worth a thousand words. | English proverbs |
| He who seeks shall find | Estonian proverbs |
| An old dog barks not in vain. | Estonian proverbs |
| A wolf will not break a wolf. | Estonian proverbs |
| Such mother, such daughter. | Estonian proverbs |
| The apple never falls far form the tree. | Estonian proverbs |
| No dreaming cat catches mice. | Estonian proverbs |
| A little fish is supper for a large fish. | Estonian proverbs |
| It is good fishing in streamy water | Estonian proverbs |
| Old love does not rust. | Estonian proverbs |
| Old horse, foal thinking. | Estonian proverbs |
| A lie has short legs. | Estonian proverbs |
| Absence makes the heart grow fonder. | English proverbs |
| Actions speak louder than words. | English proverbs |
| A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. | English proverbs |
| All good things must come to an end | English proverbs |
| Look before you touch; think before you tinker. | English proverbs |
| Beware error by proxy. | English proverbs |
| Assume good faith: when things go wrong, start from ‘cock-up’, not conspiracy. | English proverbs |
| You never lose by giving credit. | English proverbs |
| KISS (i.e., keep it simple, stupid). | English proverbs |
| What ‘everyone understands’ is often wrong. | English proverbs |
| A PhD is pass/fail. | English proverbs |
| Don’t make a statement when you can ask a question. | English proverbs |
| The only stupid question is the one you didn’t ask. | English proverbs |
| Good research requires rigour and rhetoric: do good work; tell a good story. | English proverbs |
| Research is a discourse. | English proverbs |