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- gnyaff
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PROVERBS
I thought I would kick this one off as there are so many but we only seem to remember a few at a time. Yet we were taught lots of them at school.
I'll star with three common ones and see how many we can add from there.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Wee Boney
I'll star with three common ones and see how many we can add from there.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Wee Boney
- Meg
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Re: PROVERBS
He who pays the piper calls the tune.
- morag
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There's no smoke without fire.
and my Irish grampa would say when someone had died, big sigh' Aye, there's folk dyin now that never died before.' lol!
and my Irish grampa would say when someone had died, big sigh' Aye, there's folk dyin now that never died before.' lol!
"You don't have a Soul. You are a Soul. You have a body."
C.S.Lewis
C.S.Lewis
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. You can take a horse to the water but ye canne make it drink. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A stitch in time saves nine. Gather your rosebuds while you may. A cat can laugh at a king.
- down south
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Re: PROVERBS
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Susan
Susan
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You can lead a horse to water,
But a pencil but a pencil must be lead.
But a pencil but a pencil must be lead.
Those wimin were in the nip.
- morag
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush keep it clean you lot!
"You don't have a Soul. You are a Soul. You have a body."
C.S.Lewis
C.S.Lewis
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Faint heart never won fair lady. -
Half a loaf is better than none.
Happy is the bride the sun shines on!
Half a loaf is better than none.
Happy is the bride the sun shines on!
- gnyaff
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Re: PROVERBS
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Wee BOney
Wee BOney
- morag
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Once bitten, twice shy.
If at first you don't succeed try, try again.
Beggars can' be choosers.
Forgive me if these have already been done, I'm having very annoying times with my wee chromebook
If at first you don't succeed try, try again.
Beggars can' be choosers.
Forgive me if these have already been done, I'm having very annoying times with my wee chromebook
"You don't have a Soul. You are a Soul. You have a body."
C.S.Lewis
C.S.Lewis
- morag
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Better bend than break.
"You don't have a Soul. You are a Soul. You have a body."
C.S.Lewis
C.S.Lewis