Alternative: Red sky at night: sailor's delight. Red sky in the morning: sailor take warning. There's always a deep breath before a plunge.
Abbreviation: Speak of the devil. Good fences make good neighbors. The teacher has not taught, until the student has learned. -Winnie Parkerson, Nacogdoches County, TX
Money is honey and the richman jocks is always funny A picture is worth a thousand words, and yet picture books are for infants. Simple minds think alike. (William Truong)
He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword. This was a referance to the high wages paid to garbage collectors at one time.
Up a creek without a paddle. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Rule #1: Dad is always right. Rule #2: If dad is wrong, refer to rule #1.
There shallow Draughts intoxicate the Brain, Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it. No time to waste like the present. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Money makes the world go around. Interpretation: If you are going to do something, do it right. It's a blessing in disguise.
You lose some... and you win some... and some you don't even bother to play. Possible Interpretation: Good at everything, excellent at nothing.
There's no arguing with the barrel of a gun. From the Christian New Testament It's a poor job that can't stand at least one supervisor.
Give and ye shall receive. - Jesus Christ It's a good horse that never stumbles. Hunger is the best sauce. Pain is only weakness leaving the body. U.S. Marines proverb
Winners never cheat and cheaters never win. Hawks will not pick out hawks' eyes. Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
The teacher has not taught, until the student has learned. -Winnie Parkerson, Nacogdoches County, TX Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Better late than never. The only stupid question is the one that is not asked. A jack of all trades is master of none.
Strike while the iron is hot. When the cat's away, the mice will play. Look before you leap. He who laughs, lasts This could also be read as, A friend in need is a friend in debt.
He goes a'sorrowing who goes a'borrowing It takes two to tango. No money, no justice. At least in Louisianiraq. 'Well done' is better than 'Well said'
If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly. He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword. Possible Interpretation: Great achivements take time. Don't take any wooden nickels. Little things mean a lot
Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. Possible Interpretation: Do the task while it is possible. Clothes make the man, naked people have little or no influence in society. -Mark Twain Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.