Subject: Proverbs (Page 5)

All sizzle and no steak.

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

The believer is happy; the doubter is wise.

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

A bird in the hand is usually dead.

A good husband is healthy and absent.

Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

No call alligator long mouth till you pass him.

Absence makes the heart go wander.

Being young is a fault that diminishes daily.

Learn to laugh at yourself, we certainly have.

It is not a fish until it is on the bank.

It is better to have an ugly wife for one’s self than a beautiful wife for others.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.

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

A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel.

To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, he has no experience with it.

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

Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.

A clean house is a sign of a misspent life.

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