How on earth am I supposed to memorise enough proverbs to lend myself an air of seasoned wisdom? There are simply too many. I suggest, therefore, a programme of proverb rationalisation that will neatly reduce their number without diminishing their pithy truthfulness, viz
1. A stitch in time waits for no man.
2. An early bird in the hand loves to hear himself sing.
3. You can take a horse to water, but don’t look him in the mouth in mid-stream.
4. An eye for an eye is no robbery.
5. Where there’s muck, there’s a sow’s ear.
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Monday, June 4, 2007 at 10:43 am |
There’s no smoke where angels fear to tread.
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 4:12 pm |
I can always count on you for a laugh. ‘An eye for an eye is no robbery’. Hilarious. kim
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 12:28 pm |
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is one swallow.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at 2:52 pm |
too many cooks spoil a ha’p’worth of tar
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at 3:07 pm |
You can’t teach an old dog to suck eggs
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at 3:22 pm |
Don’t count your chickens before you leap.
It’s no use locking the stable door after the blind gift horse has been led to water by a nodding and winking fool.
Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 11:13 am |
Suck eggs before you leap?