Subject: Proverbs (Page 4)

A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.

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

When you want to test the depths of a stream, don’t use both feet.

A fool and his money are soon partying.

Sometimes the road is less traveled for a reason.

Better late than… pregnant.

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

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

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

Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

Pray, pray very much; but beware of telling god what you want.

One drink is just right; two is too many; three are too few.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

No need to teach an eagle to fly.

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure.

Some of the most well-trodden roads lead nowhere.

Memory and teeth grow weaker with time.

The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.

A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

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