Favourite Proverbs.

Out of the frying pan into the fire
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence (until you get there!)

If all else fails, read the instructions.

sodapop, nearly right. Julian of Norwich said “all will be well, all will be well, all manner of things will be well”.
My grandmother would say, “who pays his debts enriches himself”. A bit gnomish...

My mum's was " rogues never prosper ". If only she lived in this century !
Dad's was the procrastination one.

Always proverbs in our house along with the superstitions.

A stitch in time saves nine

Today well lived makes every yesterday a memory of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
(From a Sanskrit poem.)

A cauliflower is just a cabbage that has been to College. Mark Twain l think.

Oh, geekesse, I haven’t heard that for many, many years. It was my father’s favourite!
I especially like “a good wife is worth more than rubies”.

Mum’s favourite-don’t criticise others until you’ve tried it yourself.
She and my Dad thought along the same lines as he used to say, “Take the plank out of your own eye before you point out the speck in your brother’s eye.”

A calming one from my Father: 'Nothing matters very much; most things don't matter at all'.
Another favourite 'Other people's opinion of you is none of your business'. That one is a most liberating thought.

“Handsome is as handsome does” - very true!

My Mum's favourite was ' Don't get mad- get even'.
Not sure it is very nice but sometimes I know how she felt!!

To thine own self be true - Polonius in Hamlet

Laws control the lesser man; right conduct controls the greater one.

My favourite!

You reap what you sew

What can't be cured must be endured.

Closely followed by This too, will pass.

love yours Sark
Never judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes

love this thread,, thank you everyone

It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

Now matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. Life’s too short to be boring.

Your life is a garden, start weeding .....

Spot on

When the wines in, the wits are out

Do as you would be done by.

When one door closes, another one slams in your face.

That’s my version anyway!

That one is so true henetha

I always find the quote from Mother Julian of Norwich comforting
"All will be well , all shall be well " not sure that's the right way round ?