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Old sayings with a theme

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nanna8 Mon 18-Dec-23 08:00:03

Say the first one is, ‘cloud’ you could have
‘Every cloud has a silver lining’

How about ‘money’ to start with?

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Grannmarie Mon 19-Feb-24 00:07:18

A fool and his money are soon parted.
Money.

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PestyOne Mon 19-Feb-24 00:07:24

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Angels

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biglouis Mon 19-Feb-24 01:06:12

Every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings

Wing/s

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JamesandJon33 Mon 19-Feb-24 06:18:40

Sadness flies away on the wings of time

Away

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AGAA4 Mon 19-Feb-24 09:58:45

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Money.

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AGAA4 Mon 19-Feb-24 10:00:48

Sorry!
Don't look away.

Look

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Grandyma Mon 19-Feb-24 10:54:44

Look before you leap

Before

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Gwyllt Mon 19-Feb-24 13:04:29

Pride comes before a fall

Pride

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JamesandJon33 Mon 19-Feb-24 17:02:00

If I fail it is only because I have to much pride and ambition.

Fail

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AGAA4 Mon 19-Feb-24 19:36:08

Those who have never failed have never done anything.

Anything

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Gwyllt Mon 19-Feb-24 21:20:15

I’d do anything to see him again

Again

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Grannmarie Mon 19-Feb-24 23:47:28

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again!

Succeed

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biglouis Tue 20-Feb-24 00:39:05

If at first you dont succeed cheat and lie

Cheat

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Mollygo Tue 20-Feb-24 09:29:20

Cheats seldom prosper (used to be true)
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Prosper

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Grandyma Tue 20-Feb-24 10:41:28

Live long and prosper 🥂

Live

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Gwyllt Tue 20-Feb-24 12:09:51

Live for the moment

Moment

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Grannmarie Tue 20-Feb-24 12:23:58

A moment on the lips
A lifetime on the hips.
Lifetime

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AGAA4 Tue 20-Feb-24 19:49:39

Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening when you would have preferred to talk.

Wisdom

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biglouis Tue 20-Feb-24 20:58:23

Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure

Failure

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crazyH Tue 20-Feb-24 22:38:09

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up - Thomas Edison

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crazyH Tue 20-Feb-24 22:38:41

Success

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Grannmarie Tue 20-Feb-24 22:53:35

Nothing succeeds like success.

Nothing.

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Gwyllt Tue 20-Feb-24 23:23:31

Nothing ventured nothing gained

Ventured

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biglouis Wed 21-Feb-24 07:40:49

To venture an opinion

opinion

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Mollygo Wed 21-Feb-24 08:56:58

Opinion is the personal view of facts.

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