Proverbs are short pithy household sayings that have been handed down from generation to generation. They express truth in common sense and hit practical precepts.
I remembered to have read a book back in high school about these comical- conflicting advice, figured to share this post to get your take and maybe apply these wise words (whichever suits you) on your everyday dealings. Read on.
I remembered to have read a book back in high school about these comical- conflicting advice, figured to share this post to get your take and maybe apply these wise words (whichever suits you) on your everyday dealings. Read on.
Actions speak louder than words.
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The pen is mightier than the sword...
The more, the merrier.
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Two's company; three's a crowd...
Opposites attract.
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Birds of a feather flock together...
Great minds think alike.
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Fools seldom differ...
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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Out of sight, out of mind...
The bigger, the better.
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The best things come in small packages...
Money Talks.
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Talk is cheap...
Clothes make the man.
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Don't judge a book by its cover...
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
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Don't look a gift horse in the mouth...
A silent man is a wise one.
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A man without words is a man without thoughts...
Knowledge is power.
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Ignorance is bliss...
Two heads are better than one.
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If you want something done right, do it yourself...
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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Two heads are better than one...
What will be, will be.
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Life is what you make it...
Better to ask the way than to go astray.
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Ask no questions and hear no lies...
Never do evil, that good may come of it.
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The end justifies the means...
Cross your bridges when you come to them.
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Forewarned is forearmed...
The only constant is change.
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The more things change, the more they stay the same...
Variety is the spice of life.
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Don't change horses in the middle of a stream...
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
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One man's meat is another man's poison...
With age comes wisdom.
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Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings come all wise sayings...
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
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The nail that sticks out gets hammered...
The best things in life are free.
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You get what you pay for...
It never rains, than it pours.
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Lightning never strikes twice in the same place...
Everything comes to him who waits.
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He who hesitates is lost...
Never too old to learn.
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You can't teach an old dog new tricks...
Practice makes a man perfect.
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy...
but
The pen is mightier than the sword...
The more, the merrier.
but
Two's company; three's a crowd...
Opposites attract.
but
Birds of a feather flock together...
Great minds think alike.
but
Fools seldom differ...
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
but
Out of sight, out of mind...
The bigger, the better.
but
The best things come in small packages...
Money Talks.
but
Talk is cheap...
Clothes make the man.
but
Don't judge a book by its cover...
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
but
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth...
A silent man is a wise one.
but
A man without words is a man without thoughts...
Knowledge is power.
but
Ignorance is bliss...
Two heads are better than one.
but
If you want something done right, do it yourself...
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
but
Two heads are better than one...
What will be, will be.
but
Life is what you make it...
Better to ask the way than to go astray.
but
Ask no questions and hear no lies...
Never do evil, that good may come of it.
but
The end justifies the means...
Cross your bridges when you come to them.
but
Forewarned is forearmed...
The only constant is change.
but
The more things change, the more they stay the same...
Variety is the spice of life.
but
Don't change horses in the middle of a stream...
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
but
One man's meat is another man's poison...
With age comes wisdom.
but
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings come all wise sayings...
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
but
The nail that sticks out gets hammered...
The best things in life are free.
but
You get what you pay for...
It never rains, than it pours.
but
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place...
Everything comes to him who waits.
but
He who hesitates is lost...
Never too old to learn.
but
You can't teach an old dog new tricks...
Practice makes a man perfect.
but
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy...
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3 comments:
Jam,
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"Proverbs contradict each other. That is the wisdom of a nation." That's what a Polish writer said. Truth is many, not one, and proverbs remind us of that.
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