PROVERBIAL PROVERBS

First think and then speak.
A stumble may prevent a fall.
Still waters run deep.
Rob Peter to pay Paul.

Caught between a rock and a hard place.
Death is a great leveler.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Discretion is the better part of valour.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
All that glitters is not gold.
Might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.

In for a penny, in for a pound.
Never judge a book by its cover.
Lost time is never found.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

He that plants a tree plants for posterity.
Look before you leap.
Every man is his worst enemy.
Beauty is only skin-deep.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Out of sight, out of mind.
A miss is as good as a mile.

The last straw breaks the camels back.
Easier said than done.
Let not the pot call the kettle black.
Half a loaf is better than none.

One man's meat is another man's poison.
Every dog has its day.
There are two sides to every question.
Where there's a will there's a way.

Birds of a feather flock together
Like father like son.
One good turn deserves another.
Two heads are better than one.

He that knows nothing, doubts nothing.
Ask no questions, hear no lies.
A proof of the pudding is in the eating.
It is best to be on the safe side.

They that dance must pay the fiddler.
Business before pleasure.
Christmas comes but once a year.
Six of one, half dozen of the other.

Jack of all trades, master of none.
Crime does not pay.
A woman's work is never done.
Tomorrow is another day.

Robyn Toh
16th June 2007