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Subject: Proverbs
Proverbs are well-known short sayings, of course.
I figure you all could list some here if you have nothing better to do ;D :
1) A bad penny always turns up.
2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
3) A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
4) A fool and his money are soon parted.
5) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
6) A man is known by his friends.
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1) A teacher is better than two books (German)
2) The wise man sits on the hole in his carpet. (Persian)
3) A bald head is soon shaved. (Irish)
4) Many a man's tongue has broken his nose. (English)
5) A man with a head of wax should not walk in the sun (Latin)
6) Tomorrow is always the busiest day of the week (Spanish)
7) It does not always rain when the pig squeals (American)
8) Never go to the devil with a dishcloth in your hand (Scottish)
9) When the mouse laughs at the cat there is always a hole nearby (Nigerian)
10) In the kingdom of hope there is no winter (Russian).
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Grr, I knew I'd forget one. How about "Remember, two watermelons cannot be held under one arm" (Ancient Turkish).
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Not much interest in these, I guess. Oh well. Here are some more: ;D
A man is known by the company he keeps.
A man's home is his castle.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A woman's place is in the home.
A woman's work is never done.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Actions speak louder than words.
After a storm comes a calm.
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I'll try and find some more, for definite, Hairspray!
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Not much interest in these, I guess. Oh well. Here are some more: ;D
A man is known by the company he keeps.
A man's home is his castle.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A woman's place is in the home.
A woman's work is never done.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Actions speak louder than words.
After a storm comes a calm.
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The one about a woman's place being in the home I don't agree with. It's old-fashioned thinking, IMO.
Perhaps, this may spark an interesting discussion on this thread which would give it a bit more interest. Hmmm.... ;)
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Don't tie a knot in your tongue that you can't undo with your teeth. (Portuguese)
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Making both ends meet - having enough money to survive.
In the 19th century, business accounts were added up in columns. If the ends of both accounts were equal, you had enough money, but if you didn't you were short of money. But the actual phrase used was "Making both ends mete" - an Old English word for equal. So you'd be alright if you made both ends mete.
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"Man who goes to bed with itchy bum wakes up with smelly finger" - Confuscious, or someone ;D
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Man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day
Girl who sit on jockeys lap get hot tip.
Girl who sits on Judge's lap gets honourable discharge.
Lady who go camping must beware of evil intent.
Man who keep feet firmly on ground have trouble putting on pants.
Man who leap off cliff jump to conclusion.
Man with tight trousers is pressing his luck.
Man who run in front of car, get tired
Man who run behind car, get exhausted
Passionate kiss like spiders web - soon lead to undoing of fly.
Foolish man give wife grand piano. Wise man give wife upright organ.
Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok
Man who scratches ass should not bite fingernails.
Panties not best thing on earth, but next to it.
Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cat house.
Man who sleep in cat house by day, sleep in doghouse by night.
Man who fight with wife all day, get no piece at night
Man who tell one too many light bulb jokes soon burn out
It takes many nails to build crib, but one screw to fill it.
Man who sit on tack get point
He who fishes in other man's well often catches crabs.
Better to be pissed off than pissed on.
Man who stand on street corner with hands in pockets, not feeling crazy, feeling nuts.
Boy who go to sleep with stiff problem wake up with solution in hand.
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My fave....
See a penny, pick it up and all day long you'll have.....a penny.
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southernspitfire,
Yours sound more like Chinese fortunes! LOL!!! :D ;D ;)
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southernspitfire,
Yours sound more like Chinese fortunes! LOL!!! :D ;D ;)
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they are....but TV9 started them...so I thought I would add a few myself! :D
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Man who run in front of car get tired.
Man who run behind car get exhausted.
Man with hand in pocket feel cocky all day.
Foolish man give wife grand piano, wise man give
wife upright organ.
Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways
going to Bangkok.
Man with one chopstick go hungry.
Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.
Baseball is wrong: man with four balls cannot
walk.
Panties not best thing on earth! but next to best
thing on earth.
War does not determine who is right, war determine
who is left.
Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in
cat house.
Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at
night.
It take many nails to build crib, but one screw to
fill it.
Man who drive like hell, bound to get there.
Man who stand on toilet is high on pot.
Man who live in glass house should change clothes
in basement.
Man who fish in other man's well often catch
crabs.
Man who fart in church sit in own pew.
Crowded elevator smell different to midget.
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Crowded elevator smell different to midget.
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My first thought from this was "of course a midget doesn't smell like a crowded elevator"... until I realized what was actually meant ;-)
Anyway, some more to grin about:
Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.
A fanatic is one who cannot change his mind and will not change the subject.
A peacock who sits on his tail is just another turkey.
Integrity is like oxygen - the higher you climb, the less there is of it.
Abandon the search for Truth; settle for a good fantasy.
If we are what we eat, then I'm easy, fast and cheap!
Computers can never replace human stupidity.
The decision is maybe and that's final!
Phil
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I like this one.
'Those who do not hear the music, believe the dancer to be mad' (African)
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"A penny for your thoughts."
This one has confused me for a long time. If someone sayes "A penny for your thoughts." and you put in your two cents... What happens to the other penny? :P
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"A penny for your thoughts."
This one has confused me for a long time. If someone sayes "A penny for your thoughts." and you put in your two cents... What happens to the other penny? :P
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If you're anything like my brother, you end up swallowing it...
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Okay, here are some googled proverbs:
Excess of sorrow laughs. Excess of joy weeps
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
The more sorrow one encounters, the more joy one can contain.
An eye for an eye will make the whole world go blind.
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
Men trip not on mountains, they stumble over stones.
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Ancient Chinese Proverb:
He who go to bed with itchy butt, wake up with sticky fingers... ;)
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TV9 has done that one already. I like it!
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Barking dogs seldom bite.
Beauty is only skin-deep.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Better late than never.
Better to be safe than sorry.
Better to die with honor than live with shame.
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
Better to be alone than in bad company.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Blood is thicker than water.
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There is a proverb "a trouble shared is a trouble halved" but IMHO when you share your woes with someone else, your giving them something to worry about too! Why not paraphrase it to read "a trouble shared is a trouble doubled"?
Slight change of subject... some my grandparents' generation (born c.1900) would add the following proverb to various pieces of news: "and the higher they flew, the fewer" but I never found where that gem came from and now it's not possible to ask them. Any thoughts? Thanks for your attention!
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I like this one.
'Those who do not hear the music, believe the dancer to be mad' (African)
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I like that one, too.
Phil
PS Though you could misquote it: "Those who do not hear the music believe the Spice Girls to be talented" :-)
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:)
Perhaps a few more proverbial variations...
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw the first stone.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't.
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.
If at first you don't succeed, suck an lemon instead.
If at first you don't succeed, give up.
If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen until you've fixed the air conditioning.
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There is a proverb "a trouble shared is a trouble halved" but IMHO when you share your woes with someone else, your giving them something to worry about too! Why not paraphrase it to read "a trouble shared is a trouble doubled"?
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I used to wonder about this one, too. One day we were talking about it where I used to work, and the company's founder, a former "flower child", explained it to me this way:
"Because you gave half of it to the other person, silly!". ::)
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There is a proverb "a trouble shared is a trouble halved" but IMHO when you share your woes with someone else, your giving them something to worry about too! Why not paraphrase it to read "a trouble shared is a trouble doubled"?
I used to wonder about this one, too. One day we were talking about it where I used to work, and the company's founder, a former "flower child", explained it to me this way:
"Because you gave half of it to the other person, silly!". ::)
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I always thought that just by talking about something with a sympathetic person you've eased the problem. Sometimes you HAVE to talk about something. I think it's a wise proverb for that reason. :)
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I always thought that just by talking about something with a sympathetic person you've eased the problem. Sometimes you HAVE to talk about something. I think it's a wise proverb for that reason. :)
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I have found this to be absolutely true. When my daughter is acting up, or my ex is giving me grief, I call my mom or my best friend and vent. It doesn't make the problem go away, but it makes me feel better knowing I have people in my life who love me enough to listen. And sometimes I'm lucky and we end up with a workable solution.
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From my brother: "Man who stands on toilet is high on pot."
From Romeo and Juliet: "Wisely, and slow; they stumble that run fast."
Anyone know if the book of Proverbs in the Bible is really full of Proverbs or is that just a name? Just curious.
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From my mother's Bible:
My personal favourite: Proverbs 3:18 - Wisdom is a tree of life to those who eat her fruit; happy is the man who keeps on eating it.
Proverbs ch.7 is full of a single story about not letting desires get out of hand, and whatnot.
Chapter 10 is the proverbs of Solomon.
Thank goodness for my mother's bible.
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Thanks for the clear-up, Bobo :)
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Anytime at all. No problemmino!
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Thanks for the clear-up, Bobo :)
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