Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Possible Interpretation: Everybody needs other people. Where one door shuts, another opens. Everyone wants to go to heaven but no-one wants to die. A picture is worth a thousand words.
It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt. A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all. God blesses a drunk. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. Support whorled peas! J.D. Parkerson, Skiatook, OK. The one who dies with the most toys, still dies.
Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor Hell a fury like a woman scorned. The truth shall set you free, or The truth will set you free. If you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it. Possible Interpretation: Do the task while it is possible. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Where's there's muck, there's brass Alternative: Who guards the guardians? Hey is for horses. Hope springs eternal. --Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man
A rolling stone gathers no moss. Strike while the iron is hot. Hunger makes good kitchen. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
Fine words butter no parsnips. Don't shut the barn door after the horse is gone. Variant: A bird in the hand makes it hard to blow your nose. Possible Interpretation: Never give up. Many a mickle makes a muckle Paddle your own ... Thats the straw that broke the camels back.
All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet. Rule #1: Dad is always right. Rule #2: If dad is wrong, refer to rule #1. Jack is as good as his master. Derived alternative: Do unto others as you would have done to you, but do it first. Two heads are better than one. Meaning: Admit it when there is some good in an adversary
A loaded wagon makes no noise. Where there's a will, there's a relative ! An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. But an unwatched kettle over boils! The start of a journey should never be mistaken for success. Trouble shared is trouble halved. He that stands for nothing will fall for everything.
More haste, less speed. Fation is a form of Ugliness, so in-tolerable that we have to alter it every six months. Don't remove winter vests (undergarments) until summer arrives. Jack of all trades, master of none. Mouth is in gear, brain is in neutral It takes two to make a quarrel.
While the cat is away, the mice will play. You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. Hey is for horses. The teacher has not taught, until the student has learned. -Winnie Parkerson, Nacogdoches County, TX Red sky at night: shepherd's delight Red sky in the morning: shepherd's warning. People who live in glass houses have to answer the door. Common sense to a limit is Natural; But more of it is Genius Possible Interpretation: Quiet people are often thoughtful.