Proverb Of The Day...

There is nothing as eloquent as a rattlesnake's tail. - Navajo...

 

A party without cake is a party without Tim.:cry:wave

 

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Sorry - I post 'proverbs of the day' in several venues (Facebook, different support forums' 'lounges', etc.) - it's sort of a trademark of mine...

Didn't mean to offend - I mean no one here any harm...

 

Don't see anybody complaining.
Do you?

 

Yikes! Sorry, man - it's been a tough day...

I get a kick out of proverbs - old people sure knew their stuff...

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. - Chinese...

 

Chinese proverb

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.

 

Old Swedish one I've always liked: "Don't sell the pelt until after you've killed the bear."

 

how about 'never do anything you wouldn't want to explain to the paramedics' :-o :-D

 

People who live in glass houses should keep their clothes on.

 

"Do not try to excuse bad behavior by pointing out that someone else has done something worse." -- My great grandfather


"The hottest love has the coldest end." -- Socrates


"All things must pass." -- Matthew 24:6-8

 

Any fish is good if it is on the hook. - Russian...

 

The most dangerous thing a man needs is woman. - Somali...

 

Cat Proverb (Red Dwarf)

Human proverb (Red Dwarf)

Carpenters Proverb (Me)

 

That's for damn sure...rolleyes

 

My mother (Irish) came out with a beautiful saying when I told her I was going to get married.
YOU TIE A KNOT WITH YOUR TONGUE YOU CANN’T UNDO WITH YOUR TEETH.

 

If a man told you that a dog had run off with your ear, would you go after the dog or search first for your ear? - Moon Over Morocco...

 

I would just hope that they would be very happy together.:-D:-D:-D

 

Ha! :-D

 

(taking a bow) Thank you. You're a fine audience.

 

Lions believe that everyone shares their state of mind. - Mexican

 

He who throws mud, loses ground.

 

He who always expects the worst is never unpleasantly surprised . . .

 

some angels are destined to fall

 

You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. - Irish...

 

Jack sparrow :-D

 

Better to light a candle, than to curse the darkness. - Chinese...

 

"Revenge is a dish best served cold" - Klingon proverb.

In honor of the count of Monte Cristo -- the most awesome ruthless bastard in European literature.

 

I would have thought that Vlad the Impaler had that distinction.

 

He wasn't called Vlad in the book.

Besides all he did was impaling or biting people, and killing them. Compared to convincing someone their children have been murdered, their lives destroyed and their fortune taken, and leaving them in the pieces of it to the point that suicide seems like a good idea, Vlad was a nice guy.

 

The old 'Ricardo "Khan" Montalbán' trick, eh?

 

Actually, I've always referred to it as "The Dantes Treatment". Or to quote another proverb, "the dead are beyond pain,; never kill someone you want to hurt".

 

Only sometimes? Awww.... that's mean. :-D

 

Schnapps is schnapps and business is business. - German...

 

I'm glad somebody is, Larry!

Before eating, always take time to thank the food. - Arapaho...

 

no can do... when food is near it seldom lasts long enough to be thanked :-D

 

Ha! :-D

Just hope that the potatoes don't say "You're Welcome!" :yum

 

The potatoes just say "Be seeing you."
(They do have eyes you know.)

 

No, but sometimes the chili does say "Hello" the next day.LOL

 

Confusious say: Man who run in front of car get tired, man who run behind car get exhausted.

 

HAHA!! Thanks, Ace: I've been chuklin' ever since I read that one...:-D:-D

BTW: Ed Harris was great as Gene Kranz in Apollo 13...

 

When you get to the top of the mountain, keep climbing. - Zen...

 

Caliban, this ones for you :-D

Marcel Duchamp
(1887-1968) French artist.

Cheers..

 

That's awesome! Thanks, sikvik - I think I know what he's talking about...

(Had no idea Duchamp was a player - I just read up on him - he played some great old names!)

 

Confusious say: Man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day ! :-D

Confusious say: Chicken who fly upside down, have cock-up ! :-D

 

Confusious say: Man who walk sideways in train is going to bangkok

Confusious say: Man who drop watch in toilet bound to have crappy time.

Confusious say: Man who live in glass house, changes in basement.

Confusious say: Bicycle can't stand on its on, its two tired.

Confusious say: Man who farts in church sits in his own pew.

:-DLOL:major