Old Sayings and Superstitions.
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chiarieds said:@Dragonslayer - I'm never sure which way around it is, but 'Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning sailor's warning,' I 'think,' but it may be t'other way around.
You have it right as I remember it.
Many thanks ?
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Breaking a mirror leads to seven years bad luck (harsh or what!)
good or bad bad luck happens in threes.
an itchy foot means you’ll be travelling soon.“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
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Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey!
Not enough room to swing a cat in here!
Wouldn't touch that with a barge pole!
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Time and tide wait for no man.
The grass is always greener on the other side
In for a penny in for a pound. -
Don't judge a book by its cover.
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Everything comes to he who waits
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Waste not want not
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Do what I say not what I do
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Time flies like an arrow ( but fruit flies like a banana - Groucho Marx)
time and tide wait for no ... person
theres no time like the present
a stitch in time saves nine
Truth will out
oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive.“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV -
If at first you don't succeed, try and try agian.
Or what some people say....... Give up. ? -
Don't ruin the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar!
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What they don't see won't hurt them...
(Doesn't apply to viruses!
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If at first you don't succeed...then Skydiving probably isn't for you!Dragonslayer said:If at first you don't succeed, try and try agian.
Or what some people say....... Give up. ?
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Many a true word was spoken in jest
“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV -
Never look a gift horse in the mouth
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History repeats itself, because nobody listens...
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A bird in the hand, is worth two in the bush.
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All that glistens isn’t gold
cats have nine lives“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV -
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