Silliness Battling Proverbs

pdurrant · 01-30-2020, 09:44 AM

Proverbs are wonderful things. And they're often contradictory.

So in this thread each post must contain one proverb contradicting the proverb in the previous post, and then a second proverb for the next poster to contradict.

I'll kick things off with:

Look before you leap.

poohbear_nc · 01-30-2020, 10:44 AM

Hindsight is 20/20

A penny gained is a penny earned.

tubemonkey · 01-30-2020, 11:52 AM

Penny wise and pound foolish.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

trichobezoar · 01-30-2020, 12:02 PM

One flew over the cuckoo's nest.

A leopard doesn't change its spots.

pdurrant · 01-30-2020, 04:03 PM

Spanish proverb: "Un hombre sabio cambia de opinión, un tonto nunca lo hará."
A wise man changes his mind, a fool will never do so.

Many hands make light work.

Deskisamess · 01-30-2020, 04:41 PM

Too many cooks spoil the soup.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

cromag · 01-30-2020, 04:59 PM

Out of sight, out of mind.

Actions speak louder than words.

Bilbo1967 · 01-30-2020, 05:08 PM

The pen is mightier than the sword.

Love conquers all.

poohbear_nc · 01-30-2020, 06:01 PM

Love means never having to say you're sorry.

Haste makes waste.

FizzyWater · 01-30-2020, 08:30 PM

The early bird gets the worm.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

issybird · 01-31-2020, 12:24 AM

One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.

Married in black, you'll wish yourself back.

crich70 · 01-31-2020, 01:22 AM

Married in white, you've chosen all right.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

badgoodDeb · 01-31-2020, 02:31 PM

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.
Proverbs 27:3

The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame. Proverbs 3:35

trichobezoar · 01-31-2020, 04:03 PM

Cast not pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

An empty vessel makes much noise.

Sirtel · 01-31-2020, 07:05 PM

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Be sure to send a lazy man for the angel of death.

01-30-2020, 09:44 AM	#1
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,937 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Battling Proverbs Proverbs are wonderful things. And they're often contradictory. So in this thread each post must contain one proverb contradicting the proverb in the previous post, and then a second proverb for the next poster to contradict. I'll kick things off with: Look before you leap.

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,385 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Hindsight is 20/20 A penny gained is a penny earned.

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,762 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Penny wise and pound foolish. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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trichobezoar Riding Against the Wind Posts: 2,932 Karma: 43570696 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Cacti, NM Device: Galaxy Note 10.1 & Kindle Touch	One flew over the cuckoo's nest. A leopard doesn't change its spots.

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,937 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Spanish proverb: "Un hombre sabio cambia de opinión, un tonto nunca lo hará." A wise man changes his mind, a fool will never do so. Many hands make light work.

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Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,752 Karma: 45301087 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 13 Pro, iPad mini, iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8", Scribe 2022	Too many cooks spoil the soup. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,285 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Out of sight, out of mind. Actions speak louder than words.

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Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	The pen is mightier than the sword. Love conquers all.

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,385 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Love means never having to say you're sorry. Haste makes waste.

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FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	The early bird gets the worm. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,289 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. Married in black, you'll wish yourself back.

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crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Married in white, you've chosen all right. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,549 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them. Proverbs 27:3 The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame. Proverbs 3:35

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trichobezoar Riding Against the Wind Posts: 2,932 Karma: 43570696 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Cacti, NM Device: Galaxy Note 10.1 & Kindle Touch	Cast not pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. An empty vessel makes much noise.

01-31-2020, 07:05 PM	#15
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,466 Karma: 239219543 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Be sure to send a lazy man for the angel of death.