Subject: Proverbs (Page 4)

Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.

Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.

Where there are no swamps there are no frogs.

He who builds by the roadside has many surveyors.

Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

A rolling stone gathers momentum.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt; but familiarity breeds!

Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.

The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune.

A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit.

To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, he has no experience with it.

Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

The reverse side also has a reverse side.

In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.

The wise man has long ears and a short tongue.

Fools rush in and get the best seats.

God is good, but never dance in a small boat.