Subject: Proverbs (Page 6)

If you scatter thorns, don’t go barefoot.

Problems Proverbs

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks.

Food/Drink Proverbs Science/Weather Time

To err is human, to forgive is human.

Mistakes Proverbs

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

Eating Food/Drink Proverbs Situations Sleep

You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar, but either way you’ve got flies.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor
Proverbs

All sizzle and no steak.

Proverbs

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

Eating Food/Drink Proverbs

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

Proverbs Situations Time

Young pigs grunt as as old pigs grunted before them.

Proverbs

Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

Beliefs Proverbs

Memory and teeth grow weaker with time.

Intelligence Memory Proverbs

Fools rush in and get the best seats.

Fools Proverbs

We grow too soon old and too late smart.

Age Old Proverbs Wisdom

Being young is a fault that diminishes daily.

Age Proverbs Young

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

Proverbs

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

Memory Proverbs

Love your neighbor, but don’t tear down your fence.

People Proverbs

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

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

Proverbs

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

Appearance Marriage Proverbs Wives

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

Alcohol Food/Drink Proverbs