Subject: Proverbs (Page 10)

A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense.

Fools rush in and get the best seats.

In times of prosperity friends will be plenty, in times of adversity not one in twenty.

The doctor demands his fees whether he has killed the illness or the patient.

A girl who can’t dance says the band can’t play.

A guest sees more in an hour than the host in a year.

When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.

The reverse side also has a reverse side.

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure.

If you go to war pray once; if you go on a sea journey pray twice; but pray three times when you are going to be married.

If you would be Pope, you must think of nothing else.

It is not economical to go to bed early to save the candles if the result is twins.

One of life’s greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn’t good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world.

Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.

If you suspect a man, don’t employ him, and if you employ him, don’t suspect him.

American proverb

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband, while a man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

If youth but had the knowledge and old age the strength.

To err is human, to forgive is human.

When a rogue kisses you, count your teeth.

If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen.