Who can come up with some old fashioned sayings like:He bit off more`n he can chew, Better late than never r?

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There`s so many of these old sayings that made a lot of sense, do you remember your Mom or Granny, even Granps saying things like: don`t bite off more`n you can chew,..or, you really put your foot in it this time, don`t count your eggs before they hatch... How many of these old sayings can you remember?

Great answers! and yes to my new friend who just e-mailed me ...that..."there`s more than one way to skin a cat". that` s a great one!

Answer 1

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

A penny saved is a penny earned

A stich in time save nine

Watch your pennies anf the dollars will take care of themselves

A watched pot never boils

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Better to remain silent than open your mouth and remove all doubt

I won't have a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent

You can take the monkey out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of the monkey

The ship is safer in the harbour, but it is not meant for that

You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time but you pick your friends nose

Answer 2

A dollar short an a day late
six to one half a dozen of the other
don't count your chickens before they hatch
what goes around comes around
keep your friends close your enemy's closer
in one ear and out the other
up $hit creek without a paddle
$hit in one hand a wish in the other see which one fills up first
don't cry over spilled milk
a clear conscience is a sign of a bad memory(my gramps used that one alllllllll the time)
don't grab the bull by the horns unless ya wanna wrestle

I could go on and on lol

Answer 3

sweep Your on porch, before you sweep someone elses.
If wishes were horses than beggars would ride.
What's that got to do with the price of eggs in China.
You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl.
When I was nine, I had to walk five miles to school with no shoes on.
Don't toss the baby out with the bath water.
Don't cry over spilled milk.
See you later alligator, after a while crocidile.
Because I said so, that's why.

Answer 4

You can lead a hose to water but you cant make him drink

You can take the dog out of the wild, but you cant take the wild out of the dog

You can dress up a pig, but it is still a pig

Answer 5

Are you barking up the wrong tree?

Would you touch this answer with a ten-foot pole?

A watched pot never boils.

Answer 6

Ben Franklin came up with alot of these saying,

Answer 7

"Slow and steady wins the race" - from the old fable the tortoise and the hare.

Answer 8

you cant teach an old dog new tricks