Saturday, 20 October 2018

Proverbs / Maxims / Axioms...

A man with a cough cannot conceal himself. - African Proverb

Some things are better left unsaid. - Unknown

After dinner rest a while; after supper walk a mile. - T. Cogan

Keep your eyes on the sun and you will not see the shadows. - Australian Aborigine Saying

Great oaks from little acorns grow. - Chaucer

A clean mouth and an honest hand will take a man through any land. - German Proverb

Pleasing ware is half sold. - George Herbert

When the iron is hot, strike. - John Heywood

Things are seldom what they seem, skim milk masquerades as cream. - W. S. GIlbert

Everyone gets their just deserts. - Unknown

Don't be led around by the nose. - Unknown

An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. - Spanish Proverb

Don’t do things that kill you. - Unknown

Who waiteth for dead man's shoes will go long barefoot. - John Heywood

New roads: new ruts. - G. K. Chesterton

All’s well that ends well. - John Heywood

What is true by lamplight is not always true in sunlight. - French Proverb

Every head is a world. - Cuban Proverb

Little by little one walks far. - Peruvian

When the heart is at ease, the body is healthy. - Chinese Proverb

Speak little, do much. - Benjamin Franklin

Every man for himself. - John Heywood

Only the foolish visit the land of the cannibals. - Maori Proverb

Play the hand you're dealt. - Jawahareal Nehru

A watched pot never boils. - Unknown

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