I came, I saw, I conquered Said by Julius Caesar, spoken as Veni, Vidi, Vici during a message to the Roman senate
I complained I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.
I have the whole world against me, I show my back and the whole world is following me.
I know I know nothing From Socrates defence speech
I think, therefore I am Descartes' most famous statement (Cogito Ergo Sum in Latin)
I wants, don't gets. An alternative used in the black British community is: "Ask it, Ask it don't get... Get it, get it don't want."
I was born on a Friday, but not last Friday. Alternative: I wasn't born yesterday.
Idle hands are the devil's playthings. 'Alt.' The devil makes work for idle hands.
If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing badly.
If all else fails, try the obvious.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Cf. William Edward Hickson's Try and Try again
If God had wanted man to fly, he would have given him wings.
If in doubt go left.
If in doubt, pick "C"
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Variation: If it isn't broken, don't fix it.
If it can't be cured, it must be endured.
If it's too good to be true, then it probably is.
If it's worth doing, it's worth over-doing.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
If something can go wrong, it will.
If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
If the shoe fits, wear it.
If wishes were fishes, we'd all cast nets.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
If you believe that dreams can come true be prepared for the occasional nightmare.
If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly. Alternatively: You get what you pay for
If you buy quality, you only cry once.
If you can't be good, be careful.
If you can't be good, be good at it.
If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten.
If you can't beat them, join them.
If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.
If you cross your bridges before you come to them, you will have to pay the toll twice.
If you don't buy a ticket, you can't win the raffle.
If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all
If you don't know where you're going, any train will get you there.
If you fake it, you can't make it.
If you fall off a cliff, you might as well try to fly. After all, you got nothing to lose.
If you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it.
If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.
If you snooze you lose
If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. - Divers Proverbs [5]
If you want a thing done right, do it yourself.
If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen.
If you want to judge a man's character, give him power.
If you were born to be shot, you'll never be hanged.
If you're in a hole, stop digging.
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
If you're prepared to be confused, be prepared for a sore bum
Ignorance is bliss. Common mal-shortening of "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
Thomas Gray, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College" [[6] ]
The more you know, you more you want to know / The more you learn about things, the more you learn about your ignorance of things
Impossible itself says I'm Possible
In for a penny, in for a pound. Alternate version: In for a dime , in for a dollar .
In one ear and out the other. Cf. Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales : "One eare it heard, at the other out it went"
In order to get where you want to go, you first have to leave where you are. From Sandy Elsberg 's Bread Winner, Bread Baker ; Upline Press, Charlottesville, VA; 1977, p. 80
In the end, a man's motives are second to his accomplishments.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
In the law there are no small cases, only small lawyers.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity
In the mind of thieves the moon is always shining. Marathi proverb, meaning: dishonest persons have to be always on the alert to avoid getting caught.
Infatuations are a plenty. Love is rare. - Pashi
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. Alternatively "Stupidity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results"
Is the Pope a Catholic? Do bears shit in the woods?
Used in response to what is considered to be a question with an extremely obvious answer.
It ain't over till the fat lady sings. Variation: Church ain't over until the fat lady sings.
Attributed as an old Southern saying in Smith & Smith, Southern Words and Sayings (1976), according to Quinion, Michael (21 August 1999 "It Ain't Over Till the Fat Lady Sings" . World Wide Words . Retrieved on 2007-01-23.
It's a blessing in disguise.
It's a cracked pitcher that goes longest to the well.
It's a good horse that never stumbles.
It's a long lane that has no turning.
It's a poor job that can't stand at least one supervisor.
It's always darkest before the dawn
It's always the baker's children who have no bread.
It's an ill wind that blows no good.
It's better to be safe than sorry.
It's better to be silent and thought a fool, than to speak up and remove all doubt.
It is better to die on one's feet than live on one's knees.
It's better to give than to receive.
It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
It's better to have something you don't need than to need something you don't have.
It's better to want something you can't have than have something you don't want.
It's cheaper to keep her.
It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission.
It's easy to be wise after the event.
It's never too late to mend.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
It's not over till it's over. Yogi Berra Often attributed to sportscaster Dan Cook (1978)
It is not so much the gift that is given but the way in which the gift is driven.
It's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean.
It's often a person's mouth broke their nose. Meaning: People talk themselves into trouble.
It's the early bird that gets the worm.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
It is through the small things we do that we learn, not the big things
It never rains, but it pours. Alternatively: When it rains, it pours.
It pays to pay attention. Rewards come to those who are attentive, or wary of events in the past/present/future.
It takes all sorts to make a world. Alternatively: It takes all sorts to make the world go round.Alternatively: It takes all kinds to make the world go round.
It takes both rain and sunshine to make rainbows It takes good and bad to make good things in the future, or make them stand out.
It takes two to lie — one to lie and one to listen.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to tango.
Ref: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/English_proverbs
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