Subject: Proverbs (Page 8)

You may laugh at a friend’s roof; don’t laugh at his sleeping accomodation.

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

Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.

A father is a banker provided by nature.

Friends are like fiddle-strings and they must not be screwed too tightly.

Familiarity breeds contempt; but familiarity breeds!

Those who have free seats at a play hiss first.

If all else fails, try the obvious.

To err is human, to forgive is human.

All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet.

Jealousy and love are sisters.

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

Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.

Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.

A rolling stone gathers momentum.

The woman cries before the wedding and the man after.

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

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

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.