Subject: Proverbs (Page 6)

Let every fox take care of his own tail.

Proverbs

A noisy cow gives little milk.

Proverbs

It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

Beliefs Proverbs

Never rely on the glory of the morning or the smiles of your mother-in-law.

Family Proverbs

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

Proverbs

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

(1926 – 1998) American country comedian
Proverbs

Familiarity breeds contempt; but familiarity breeds!

Proverbs Sex

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

Proverbs

When the blind leadeth the blind… get out of the way.

Proverbs Situations

Who depends on another man’s table often dines late.

Proverbs

Those who have free seats at a play hiss first.

Proverbs

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

Proverbs Work

If a patient dies, the doctor killed him, but if he gets well, the saints have saved him.

Doctors Health Proverbs

Chaste makes waste.

Proverbs Sex

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.

Children Family Marriage Proverbs

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

Eating Food/Drink Proverbs Situations Sleep

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

Emotions Proverbs

It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall.

Animals Proverbs

It is easier to pull down than to build up.

Proverbs Reviews/Criticism

If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.

Proverbs Situations

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