q('You cannot put back~ the clock.#Once something has happened, you cannot change it. You cannot go back and live in the past.');
q('You cannot make a silk purse~ out of a sow\'s ear.#If someone or something is bad, you will not be able to change them. They will give no pleasure or benefit.');
q('You cannot put~ an old head on young shoulders.#Do not expect young people to behave wisely.');
q('You cannot have~ your cake and eat it.#You cannot have everything. You have to make a choice.');
q('You cannot lose~ what you never had.#You cannot lose what you never had.');
q('You cannot run~ with the hare and hunt with the hounds.#You cannot be both for and against something. (You cannot be loyal to two masters.)');
q('You cannot prevent~ the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from nesting in your hair.#You cannot have a life without sadness, but you don\'t have to wallow in it.');
q('You cannot tell~ a book by its cover.#You cannot judge the value of someone or something by what he/she/it looks like');
q('You cannot teach~ an old dog new tricks.#When people get old they cannot and do not want to change or learn new things.');
q('You cannot please~ everyone.#People have different tastes and opinions, so you should not expect to please them all all of the time.');
q('You cannot get~ blood out of a stone.#You cannot do the impossible. (You cannot get money from someone who has none.)');
q('You can lead a horse to water but you cannot~ make it drink.#You cannot make someone do what they don\'t want to do.');
q('You cannot make bricks~ without straw.#You cannot make nothing from nothing.');
q('You cannot win~ them all.#You cannot expect to always be successful.');
q('You cannot make an omelette~ without breaking eggs.#To achieve success you have to make difficult decisions (and possibly hurt yourself or others.)');
q('You cannot take~ it with you when you die.#Spend your money now. It\'s no use to you when you are dead.');
q('You cannot live~ on bread alone.#There is more to a good life than simply not being hungry.');
q('One cannot love~ and be wise.#Being in love makes people do foolish things.');