Common Sense sayings are often contradicted by other common sense sayings, which tends to diminish our ability to treat each of them as "absolutes" (i.e. regardless of situational factors).
Below there is a jumbled matching quiz concerning 15 'sets' of contradictory sayings...see if you can match them with each other:
2____You can't tell a book by its cover....................B. The grass is always greener on the other side
3____Variety is the spice of life...............................C. He who hesitates is lost
4____Women are unpredictable...............................D. Too many cooks spoil the broth
5____Familiarity breeds contempt............................E. Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow you may die
6____Better safe than sorry.......................................F. When in Rome, do as the Romans do
7____You can't teach an old dog new tricks.............G. To know her is to love her
8____Absence makes the heart grow fonder.............H. If you want something done right, do it yourself
9____Haste makes waste...........................................I. Out of sight, out of mind
10____There's no place like home.............................J. Opposites attract
11____Two heads are better than one........................K. Isn't that just like a woman?
12____Many hands make light work..........................L. Nothing ventured, nothing gained
13____Look before you leap......................................M. Never change horses in midstream
14____Above all to thine own self be true..................N. It's never too late to learn
15____Birds of a feather flock together......................O. Strike while the iron is hot