Subject: Proverbs (Page 3)

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
Proverbs Situations

Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise.

Proverbs

Jealousy and love are sisters.

Emotions Love Proverbs

The house that is built after every man’s advice seldom gets a roof.

Proverbs

If all else fails, try the obvious.

Problems Proverbs Situations

Give a man a fish and it will feed him for a day, give the man a fishing rod and he will sell it for more fish, or burn it for firewood.

(1968 – ) English impressionist & comedian
Miscellaneous Proverbs

God is good, but never dance in a small boat.

Dance God Proverbs Things

Live with wolves, and you learn to howl.

Proverbs

If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen.

Eating Food/Drink Proverbs Situations Sleep

The man who can’t dance thinks the band is no good.

Dance Proverbs Reviews/Criticism

Never buy a car you can’t push.

Autos Proverbs Things

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband, while a man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

Future Husbands Marriage Proverbs Time Wives

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

Proverbs Work

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

(1926 – 1998) American country comedian
Proverbs

When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.

Proverbs

For every proverb that so confidently asserts its little bit of wisdom, there is usually an equal and opposite proverb that contradicts it.

Beliefs Murphy’s Laws Proverbs

When one shuts one eye, one does not hear everything.

Proverbs

No one can see their reflection in running water.

Proverbs

If you scatter thorns, don’t go barefoot.

Problems Proverbs

The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion.

Emotions Proverbs

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

Children Family Proverbs