Proverbs

[laladonny]

Strike while the...insect is close.

Never underestimate the power of...ants.

Don't bite the hand that...looks dirty.

Better to be safe than...punch a 6 year old boy.

If you lie down with dogs, you'll...stink in the morning.

No news is...impossible.

You can't teach an old dog new...math.

The pen is mightier than the...pigs.

An idle mind...is the best way to relax.

Where there's smoke there's...pollution.

Happy the bride who...gets all the presents.

A penny saved is...not much.

Two's company, three's...the Musketeers.

Don't put off till tomorrow what you...put on to go to bed.

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you; cry and you....have to blow your nose.

There are none so blind as...Stevie Wonder.

Children should be seen and not...spanked or grounded.

If at first you don't succeed...get new batteries.

You get out of something only what you...see in the picture on the box.

When the blind leadeth the blind...get out of the way.

Better late than...pregnant!

[richfool]

I used to draw some amusement from apparent contradictions between some proverbs. For example:

Many hands make light work (though it's usually better to change the bulb or call an electrician), versus: "too many cooks spoil the broth".

And

"Look before you leap" versus "he who hesitates is lost".