prevention is better than cure Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. As California goes, so goes the nation. If it isn't broke, don't fix it Alternate: If at first you don't succeed, give up; it probobly isn't worth doing
Home is where the heart is. Many a mickle makes a muckle Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. Out of sight... Out of mind Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
April showers bring May flowers. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Possible Interpretation: Seize the moment. Take the opportunity now; don't waste it. Penny wise, pound foolish. Possible Interpretation: Great achivements take time. Interpretation: A person who is active will not grow stale. Variant: When the gods want to punish us they answer our prayers. --Oscar Wilde Alternate: If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. As good as Greg.
No man is an island If you can't beat them, join them. Help a lame dog over a stile. He that stands for nothing will fall for everything.
Possible Interpretation: living life to its fullest It's often a person's mouth broke their nose. Alternative: A watched pot never boils. Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive Common sense to a limit is Natural; But more of it is Genius If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. Possible interpretation: Everyone's tastes are different.
Diseases come on horseback, but steal away on foot. Alternative: Who shall guard the guardians? Keep no more cats than catch mice. Joined proverb: A stitch in time will save the cracked pitcher from going longest to the well As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. Life's a Witch and then you fly.
Barking dogs seldom bite..... The whole is greater than the sum of its parts Little enemies and little wounds must not be despised. Alternative version: Good things come to those who wait. A good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.
Possible Interpretation: Accomplishing two things with a single action. Support whorled peas! J.D. Parkerson, Skiatook, OK. Nature, time, and patience are three great physicians. If you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it. He who laughs, lasts.It takes two to tango.
You will not rise to the occasion, you will default to the level of your training You can't tell a book by its cover. There's no place like home. Friedrich Nietzsche, The Twilight of the Idols (1888) Wide ears and short tongue are the best. Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll no' steal when he's old. A picture is worth a thousand words, and yet picture books are for infants. Whiskey on beer, never fear. Beer on whiskey, mighty risky.