Do not copy any of these. It
took a long time to write my reads.
..::Proverbs::..
It
takes both sunshine and rain to make a rainbow.
Everything
has beauty but not everyone sees it.
There
are no short cuts to any place worth going.
A
ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
A
peacock who sits on his tail is just another turkey.
The
more beautiful the snake the deadlier its venom.
The
nail that sticks up will be hammered down.
It
takes one tree to make 10,000 matches, but one match to burn 10,000
trees.
A
clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.
A
closed mouth catches no flies.
A drowning man is not troubled by rain.
Good
kitties are bad kitties that never get caught.
If
life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
A
hard beginning makes a good ending.
A
monkey never thinks her baby's ugly.
A
new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners.
A
thief believes everybody steals.
An
apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Curiosity
killed the cat.
Do
not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank him for not having
given it wings.
Do
not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
Every
cloud has a silver lining.
He
who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a
fool forever.
Keep
a thing for seven years and you'll find a use for it.
Look
before you leap.
Many
hands make light work.
Out
of the frying pan into the fire.
Pigs
might fly, but they are most unlikely birds.
Practice
makes perfect.
Put
silk on a goat, and it's still a goat.
Stars
are not seen by sunshine.
The
grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
You
cannot unscramble eggs.
Rome
was not built in a day.
"Fool
me once, shame on you...fool me twice, shame on me.".
A
watched pot never boils.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Put
your best foot forward.
When
the cat's away the mice will play.