Old Sayings and Superstitions.

Dragonslayer

Takes one to know one
Fortune favours the brave

Dragonslayer

Every smile hides a story. ?

leeCal

A picture is worth a thousand words (?)

its six of one and half a dozen of the other.. (blaming and fault finding)

Dont judge a man until youve walked a week in his moccasins 

faint heart never won fair lady 

Cher_Alumni

If ever tha does owt for nowt, do it for thisen.

A reminder to us all not to be taken advantage of!

chiarieds

By gum @Cher_Scope tha's showing your Yorkshire roots. The longer version is:

Hear all, see all, say nowt,

Eyt all, sup all, pay nowt;

And if ivver tha does owt fer nowt

Allus do it for thissen.

Cher_Alumni

I am!  I live by the motto owt fer nowt and begrudge paying full price  

chiarieds

This motto was on the first postcard I ever bought showing the map of Yorkshire, & the 3 wise monkeys above the motto....something I've never forgotten. We also have a family tradition of singing on Ilkla Moor Baht 'at on re-entering God's own county.....even my daughter-in-law has learnt the words.

Dragonslayer

Don't judge a book by it's cover. 
Many a true word is said in jest 

leeCal

There’s nowt as strange as folk

Chloe_Alumni

Yorkshire saying: it'll be reyt!

Dragonslayer

There's  nothing as queer as folk 

leeCal

Necessity is the mother of invention

Dragonslayer

Every dark c!our has a silver lining 

leeCal

Needs must when the devil drives

Dragonslayer

It takes two to tango 

leeCal

Never a lender nor a borrower be

Dragonslayer

What goes around comes around 

Dragonslayer

If I walk a mile in your shoe. Then I get to keep your shoes. ?

leeCal

It’s an ill wind that blows no good.

Chloe_Alumni

Two wrongs don't make a right!