Subject: Proverbs (Page 2)

A fool and his money are soon partying.

All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet.

The believer is happy; the doubter is wise.

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

Nobody ever committed suicide who had a good two-year-old in the barn.

Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry.

A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.

Better late than… pregnant.

Don't sell the skin until you have caught the bear.

There is not a single proverb in favor of early rising that appeals to the higher nature of man.

(1879 – 1949) Irish writer

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.

A good painter need not give a name to his picture, a bad one must.

In a closed mouth, flies do not enter.

The wise man has long ears and a short tongue.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Friends are like fiddle-strings and they must not be screwed too tightly.

A good appetite needs no sauce.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks.

The way to a man's stomach is through his mouth.

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

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