Subject: Proverbs (Page 9)

You will never plough a field if you only turn it over in your mind.

A dog is wiser than a woman; it doesn’t bark at its master.

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

The grass is always greener on the side that’s watered.

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

When the fox preaches, look to the geese.

The fights you avoid do you far more good than the ones you will win.

Cat bathing is a martial art.

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

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

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

Absence makes the heart go wander.

If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much room.

Never buy a car you can’t push.

When in doubt, gallop!

If you go to war pray once; if you go on a sea journey pray twice; but pray three times when you are going to be married.

Jimmy Carr My father always used to say, ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger’… Until the accident.”

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor

If an ass goes a-traveling, he'll not come home a horse.

Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.

You can put a coat and tie on a goat, and it’s still a goat.

The best way to get praise is to die.