残り物に福がある

のこりものにふくがある

there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; there is fortune in leftovers

残り物に福あり

のこりものにふくあり

there is unexpected good in what others have left behind, last but not least, there is fortune in leftovers

余り物に福がある

あまりものにふくがある

Leftovers are the best of all

残り物

のこりもの

leftovers (esp. food), remnants

物がある

ものがある

sentence-ending expression of strong judgement

残物

ざんぶつ

remnant, scraps, leftovers

裏には裏がある

うらにはうらがある

there are wheels within wheels, there's more than meets the eye

上には上がある

うえにはうえがある

greatness is comparative, there is always someone better than you

心に残る

こころにのこる

to stay in one's heart, to be enduringly memorable, to be unforgettable

耳に残る

みみにのこる

to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

笑う門には福来る

わらうかどにはふくきたる

laugh and grow fat, good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile

運は天にあり

うんはてんにあり

there's no flying from fate; you can't fight fate

幸福に浸る

こうふくにひたる

to be blissful, to be very happy

残念がる

to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter

我が物にする

わがものにする

to make something one's own, to appropriate for oneself

歴史に残る

れきしにのこる

to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books

印象に残る

いんしょうにのこる

to make a lasting impression

史上に残る

しじょうにのこる

to go down in history, to remain in history

散り残る

ちりのこる

to be left blooming, to remain on the stem