The Gods of the Copybook Headings
The Little Engine that Could
All good things must come to an end.
Discretion is the better part of valor.
Early
to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Neither
a borrower nor a lender be.
If
you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.
Seeing
is believing.
Actions
speak louder than words.
An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
He
who laughs last, laughs best.
The
best laid plans of mice and men ofttimes go astray.
Nature
abhors a vacuum.
Into
every life, a little rain must fall.
We
are known by the company we keep.
The
road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
Pride
goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
When
you play with fire, you’re going to get your fingers burned.
Let
he who is without sin cast the first stone.
People
who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
What’s
good for the goose, is good for the gander.
The
past is prologue.
Those
who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
A
watched pot never boils.
Spare
the rod and spoil the child.
Divide
and conquer.
Sticks
and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Like
water off a duck’s back.
Don’t
make mountains out of molehills.
When
in Rome, do as the Romans do.
It’s
not that easy, if it were easy, everyone would be doing it.
If
you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for everything.
If
you think you can, you will. If you think you can’t, you won’t.
You
are what you eat.
You
can have a good day or you can have a bad day, you decide.
Lack
of proper planning on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on
my part.
Prior
proper planning prevents predictably poor performance.
Behold
the turtle who makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.
Turnabout
is fair play.
Your
arrogance shall be your undoing.
If
at first you don’t succeed, then try, try again.
One
good turn deserves another.
Cheaters
never prosper.
There’s
no such thing as a free lunch.
Where
there’s a will, there’s a way.
Two
wrongs don’t make a right.
Never
judge a book by its cover.
Don’t
put all your eggs into one basket.
Oh,
what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.
Idle
hands and minds are the Devil’s workshop.
The
pot calling the kettle black.
Give
someone an inch and they’ll take a yard
A
journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.
Tell
it like it is. Let your conscience be your guide.
Never
mistake humble and meek for timid and weak.
Sometimes
the truth is stranger than fiction.
Simple
doesn’t always mean easy.
You
can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.
Success
is where opportunity and access meet preparation.
Give
a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a
lifetime.
Experience
is the best teacher.
Waste
not, want not.
If
wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
Probably is not a guarantee.
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