Proverbs!

[SussexFamily]

Inspired by an entry on the meme thread...

What proverbs do you like?

I’ll start :-

If you are scared of the wolves don’t go into the woods(Russian)

Better to be slapped with the truth than kissed with a lie. (Russian)

Do you have any favourites?

[Mo&Chris]

Not my circus, not my monkeys - Polish.

/Mo

[Guest]

If you fly with the crows,you get shot with the crows!

As said by my Granny 😁

[SussexFamily]

In the same vein and associated with the morning after a good night out...

If you soar with the Eagles 🦅
You must also trot with the turkeys 🦃

[StorybookCircus]

Not exactly a proverb, it’s a quote from Star Trek!

“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life.“

[FlorayG]

I like all the death ones;
No pockets in a shroud
You can't take it with you
You're a long time dead
Etc.

[Stitch & Smudge]

It’s better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you’re an idiot rather than open your mouth and prove it.

[Loobylou_82]

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

[Kem99]

It's not the cough that carries you off, it's the coffin they carry you off in ~ George Formby

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It's no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted!

[Tinkerbell]

Spanish

Mucho ruido y pocas nueces.


Literal translation: A lot of noise and few walnuts


It refers to the idea of a big fuss being made out of something that is essentially quite insignificante.