Subject: Proverbs (Page 5)

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… prepare to die.

He who follows the river comes at last to the sea.

He who builds by the roadside has many surveyors.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

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

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.

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

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.

Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.

Let every fox take care of his own tail.

No need to teach an eagle to fly.

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

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

There is no thief like a bad book.

Live with wolves, and you learn to howl.

Don't stand behind a coughing cow.

The dog’s kennel is not the place to keep a sausage.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… prepare to die.