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 you want to test the depths of a stream, don’t use both feet.

Chaste makes waste.

A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense.

Where there are no swamps there are no frogs.

A fool and his money are soon partying.

He who follows the river comes at last to the sea.

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Young pigs grunt as as old pigs grunted before them.

The best way to get praise is to die.

A bulldog can whip a skunk, but sometimes it’s not worth it.

No call alligator long mouth till you pass him.

Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

A dog is wiser than a woman; it doesn’t bark at its master.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

A noisy cow gives little milk.

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

When a rogue kisses you, count your teeth.

Never give advice in a crowd.

Measure twice, cut once.

Sometimes the road is less traveled for a reason.