Subject: Proverbs

Proverbs:

Short sayings that express a simple truth based on experience or common sense and often offer practical advice. Here are some humorous ones.

When in doubt, gallop!

Proverbs

You will never plough a field if you only turn it over in your mind.

Proverbs Work

Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry.

Marriage Proverbs War

A noisy cow gives little milk.

Proverbs

Give to a pig when it grunts and a child when it cries, and you will have a fine pig and a bad child.

Children Family Proverbs

Don't sell the skin until you have caught the bear.

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Never rely on the glory of the morning or the smiles of your mother-in-law.

Family Proverbs

Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

Beliefs Proverbs

The reverse side also has a reverse side.

Proverbs

The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with the eye and half with the fancy.

Appearance Proverbs

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Proverbs Time

The wise man has long ears and a short tongue.

Communication Proverbs Speech

Measure twice, cut once.

Proverbs

Chaste makes waste.

Proverbs Sex

The dog’s kennel is not the place to keep a sausage.

Proverbs

The fights you avoid do you far more good than the ones you will win.

Conflict Fights Proverbs

In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed are kings.

Proverbs

If the baby is happy, don’t try to make it happier.

Family Proverbs

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Communication Fools Intelligence Proverbs Speech

You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar, but either way you’ve got flies.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor
Proverbs

Those who have free seats at a play hiss first.

Proverbs