Re: Quotes and Sayings

**mara thon** Wed 7 Mar - 18:58

It's not only fine feathers that make fine birds

**malena stool** Wed 7 Mar - 19:26

There's many a mickle makes a muckle. (An old Scottish saying...I think)

**mara thon** Thu 8 Mar - 9:49

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

gillyspot Thu 8 Mar - 13:18

What did thought do? Followed a muck-cart and thought it was a wedding Quotes and Sayings - Page 2 294124

**mara thon** Fri 9 Mar - 10:01

A Leopard can't change it's spots

Guest Fri 9 Mar - 13:41

mara thon wrote:you can't teach an old dog new tricks

I would like to add that, in my case, that's not true - it just takes a lot longer than normal!

One of my mother's sayings was "there's always a fly in the ointment" - some irritation that had to be dealt with. Sadly it applied to her on many occasions!

**Krisy22** Sat 10 Mar - 23:00

Not Born Yesterday wrote:
mara thon wrote:you can't teach an old dog new tricks

I would like to add that, in my case, that's not true - it just takes a lot longer than normal!

One of my mother's sayings was "there's always a fly in the ointment" - some irritation that had to be dealt with. Sadly it applied to her on many occasions!

**Krisy22** Sat 10 Mar - 23:00

What's good for the goose is good for the gander

**malena stool** Sun 11 Mar - 8:27

There's no fool like an old fool.

**mara thon** Mon 12 Mar - 9:18

more haste less speed

**Krisy22** Sun 18 Mar - 20:22

Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. .......Alfred Lord Tennyson

cherry1 Sun 18 Mar - 20:35

all that glitters is not gold

Guest Sun 18 Mar - 23:22

I'm sure we can all think of someone to whom this applies!

The full version of "Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned" is "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned nor hell a fury like a woman scorned".

The first bit is very true as well as I know from bitter experience.

The writer is not Shakespeare as most people think but William Congreve - who?!

**mara thon** Mon 19 Mar - 18:50

Birds of a feather flock together

**Krisy22** Tue 20 Mar - 9:23

It takes two to tango. ( mum always quoted that when I moaned about someone) Quotes and Sayings - Page 2 294124

**mara thon** Tue 20 Mar - 15:55

The proof of the pudding is in the eating

**Krisy22** Tue 20 Mar - 21:51

A new broom sweeps clean

**mara thon** Tue 20 Mar - 22:44

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

**Krisy22** Wed 28 Mar - 21:03

Actions speak louder than words.

**mara thon** Thu 29 Mar - 21:58

when the cat's away the mice will play

**Krisy22** Sun 1 Apr - 20:29

Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

**mara thon** Sun 1 Apr - 20:48

Politicians are like diapers, they both need changing regularly and for the same reason

**Krisy22** Tue 3 Apr - 22:12

mara thon wrote:Politicians are like diapers, they both need changing regularly and for the same reason

Good one M Quotes and Sayings - Page 2 294124

**Krisy22** Tue 3 Apr - 22:14

Better to remain silent and to be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

**mara thon** Thu 5 Apr - 18:59

Truth is more of a stranger than fiction

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