Subject: Proverbs (Page 9)

Give to a pig when it grunts and a child when it cries, and you will have a fine pig and a bad child.

Children Family Proverbs

Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves.

Proverbs Situations

Chaste makes waste.

Proverbs Sex

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.

Activities Health Proverbs Sleep

If youth but had the knowledge and old age the strength.

Age Proverbs Young

A bulldog can whip a skunk, but sometimes it’s not worth it.

Proverbs

If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you’ve never tried before.

Miscellaneous Proverbs

One should be just as careful in choosing one’s pleasures as in avoiding calamities.

Proverbs

Pray, pray very much; but beware of telling god what you want.

Beliefs God Proverbs

Better late than… pregnant.

Proverbs Situations Time

Don't squat with your spurs on.

Beliefs Proverbs Situations

A rolling stone gathers momentum.

Proverbs

Fools rush in and get the best seats.

Fools Proverbs

Give a man a fish and it will feed him for a day, give the man a fishing rod and he will sell it for more fish, or burn it for firewood.

(1968 – ) English impressionist & comedian
Miscellaneous Proverbs

A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel.

Animals Cats Dogs Proverbs

When in doubt, gallop!

Proverbs

There's an old proverb that says just about whatever you want it to.

Beliefs Proverbs

It is better to have an ugly wife for one’s self than a beautiful wife for others.

Appearance Marriage Proverbs Wives

You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Proverbs

You cannot get to the top by sitting on your bottom.

Proverbs Work

The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune.

Age Old Proverbs