Subject: Proverbs (Page 2)

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

God gives nuts to those who have no teeth.

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

Love your neighbor, but don’t tear down your fence.

Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.

Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

A father is a banker provided by nature.

Some of the most well-trodden roads lead nowhere.

No one is rich enough to do without a neighbor.

A rolling stone gathers momentum.

Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves.

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

Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

Angels carry drunkards on their arms.

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

Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.

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

Jimmy Carr My father always used to say, ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger’… Until the accident.”

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor

Jealousy and love are sisters.

To err is human, to forgive is human.