J. De La Bruyere

They that have lived a single day have lived an age.

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live out

[live out] {v.} 1. To finish (a period of time); spend. * /Smith lived out the year in the North as he had agreed, but then moved to the South […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

J. De La Bruyere

The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation. www.sky-net-eye.com

live down

[live down] {v.} To remove (blame, distrust or unfriendly laughter) by good conduct; cause (a mistake or fault) to be forgiven or forgotten by not repeating it. * /John's business […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Yiddish proverb

If God lived on earth, people would break his windows. www.sky-net-eye.com

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лёгок на помине

[лёгок на помине] {turn of speech} [`l'iogok na po`minye] {literally} ~volatile if/while mentioned. {informal} […]

attributed to Oliver Cromwell

Put your trust in God--but keep your powder dry.

pull out of a hat

[pull out of a hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get as if by magic; invent; imagine. * /When the introduction to a dictionary […]

read between the lines

[read between the lines] {v. phr.} To understand all of a writer's meaning by guessing at what he has left unsaid. * /Some […]