Subject: Proverbs (Page 10)

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

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

A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure.

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure.

Never mess up an apology with an excuse.

Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

No one can see their reflection in running water.

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

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

Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.

When a rogue kisses you, count your teeth.

Absence makes the heart go wander.

Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.

The doctor is to be feared more than the disease.

May you come to the attention of the authorities.

The sinning is the best part of repentance.

A rolling stone gathers momentum.

Learn to laugh at yourself, we certainly have.

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

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

Where there are no swamps there are no frogs.