Subject: Proverbs (Page 10)

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.

Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise.

If your time ain’t come, not even a doctor can kill you.

A rolling stone gathers momentum.

Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Madness takes its toll; please have exact change.

The church is near, but the road is icy; the bar is far away, but I will walk carefully.

You cannot get to the top by sitting on your bottom.

Who depends on another man’s table often dines late.

Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.

The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain.

You can grow as much corn on a crooked row as on a straight one.

(1926 – 1998) American country comedian

Never mess up an apology with an excuse.

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

A clean house is a sign of a misspent life.

Where there is a sea there are pirates.

There's an old proverb that says just about whatever you want it to.

Even a dog knows the difference between being tripped-over and kicked.

When a rogue kisses you, count your teeth.