Old Fashioned Sayings 1
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The nail that sticks up above the rest will get hammered down first.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A Jack of all trades is a master of none.
Actions speak louder than words.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Faith can move mountains.
A person is known by the company he keeps.
All's well that ends well.
Birds of a feather flock together.
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
If the shoe fits, wear it.
He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword.
Idle hands are a devil's workshop.
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
The early bird gets the worm.
Pink in the morning, sailors take warning.
Pink at night, sailors delight.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
All that glitters is not gold.
(Original version) All is not gold that glisters.
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Never judge a book by its cover.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Two heads are better than one.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
No news is good news.
As sure as night follows day.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Waste not, want not.
Still waters run deep.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Don't burn the bridges behind you.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Never put off 'til tomorrow what you can do today.
It's not over 'til the fat lady sings.
Honesty is the best policy.
A burned child dreads the fire.
Beggars should not be choosers.
The wiser you get, the more you realize how little you know.
Spare the rod, spoil the child.
You're preaching to the choir.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Beauty is only skin deep.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Every dog has his day.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Don't put your money up a wild hog's a** and yell sewee.
One bad apple can spoil the whole bunch.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
You can't shovel smoke.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
A stitch in time saves nine.
It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Haste makes waste.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Don't criticize your neighbor until you have
walked a mile in his shoes.
As you go through life two rules will never bend,
never whittle toward yourself or pee against the wind.
It's like trying to hold the tide back with a broom.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
Sticks and stones can break my bones,
but words can never hurt me.
Like water off of a duck's back.
Practice makes perfect.
Practice doesn't make you perfect, a perfect practice makes you perfect.
Pretty is as pretty does.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
What goes around comes around.
It's like robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Time waits for no man.
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades.
Say what you mean and mean what you say.
You've made your bed, now lie in it.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
There are too many Chiefs and not enough Indians.
If 'ifs' and 'buts' were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Christmas.
If wishes were fishes, we'd have a fish fry.
Life ain't fair, if it was they'd sell tickets.
If you're going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance.
A bragging woman and a crowing hen - always comes to no good in the end.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
That's the way the ball bounces.
As the twig is bent, so shall the tree grow.
Many people will walk in and out of your life,
but only true friends will leave footprints on your heart.
To handle yourself, use your head,
To handle others, use your heart.
Anger is only one letter short of danger.
If someone betrays you once, it's his fault.
If he betrays you twice, it's your fault.
Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
God gives every bird it's food, but he doesn't throw it into it's nest.
He who loses money, loses much;
He who loses a friend, loses more;
He who loses faith, loses all.
Beautiful young people are acts of nature,
but beautiful old people are works of art.
Learn from the mistakes of others.
You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
The tongue weighs practically nothing, but so few people can hold it.
You can't teach an old horse to run.
It takes two to tango.
Three months from every thunder in February, it will come a frost.
Any job worth doing is worth doing well.
A wise man knows everything. A shrewd one, everybody.
What goes up, must come down.
If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Don't start anything on Saturday you can't finish.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
A hit dog always hollers.
When it rains, it pours.
The love of money is the root of all evil.
Opinions are like a** holes, everybody has one.
Buy them books and buy them books, and all they do is chew the corners.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Every tub must stand on its own bottom.
Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill.
Don't cut your nose off to spite your face.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
To the victor belongs the spoils.
If a rooster crows after sun's down, he will get up with a wet head.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
An onion a day will keep everyone away.
Don't kick a sleeping dog.
Let a sleeping dog lie.
Eight for eight.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
We've got a dollar waiting on a dime.
Don't stir up a hornet's nest.
Hind sight is 20/20.
You can't polish a terd.
There's no use in flogging a dead horse.
The proof is in the pudding.
Blood is thicker than water.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Curiosity killed the cat.
It's like killing two birds with one stone.
Better safe than sorry.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Let me get my ducks lined up in a row.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Where there's smoke, there's fire.
Two's company, three's a crowed.
Children should be seen, not heard.
If at first you don't succeed, try and try again.
Don't throw out the baby with the bath water.
Dance 'till the cows come home.
Don't take any wooden nickels.
If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, I'd be rich.
Hard work never hurt anybody.
You get out of it what you put into it.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
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