Subject: Proverbs (Page 10)

American proverb

Young pigs grunt as as old pigs grunted before them.

Fools rush in and get the best seats.

What the mulla says, you must do; what he does, you must not do.

It is not a fish until it is on the bank.

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

If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much room.

In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.

When two quarrel, both are to blame.

No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients.

Cutting off a mule's ears doesn't make it a horse.

Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves.

Being young is a fault that diminishes daily.

If a patient dies, the doctor killed him, but if he gets well, the saints have saved him.

Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.

Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… prepare to die.

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

The one who snores will fall asleep first.

Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

A good appetite needs no sauce.