Published on 12, July, 2020
My head is a repository of all the old sayings my mum used when I was little and they stuck.
I only ever hear people my age (50+) using these now.
It's a shame if their use disappears completely.
I'd be curious to know whether any of the younger members of the forum know/use these.
Please share any you know.
There is a lot of wisdom in these.
A few that spring to mind immediately.
A stitch in time saves nine.
He who hesitates is lost.
Look before you leap.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Jack of all trades, master of none
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Out of the frying pan, into the fire
Youth is wasted on the young
Kill two birds with one stone.
A bad workman blames his tools
A fool and his money are soon parted
Honesty is the best policy
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Careless talk costs lives
Don't rob Peter to pay Paul
Not technically a proverb, more a saying. I've recently remembered it and it does rather amuse me and I need to get it out my system :
"I need that like I need a hole in the head"
Funnily enough, in the book I'm reading right now, literally 10 pages ago.
"Among the Yiddish words that found their way... into mainstream English... plus a raft of expressions without which American English would be very much the poorer: I should live so long, I should worry, get lost, I'm coming already, I need it like I need a hole in the head, and many others"
So next time you think about it, you can say a silent thank you to the early American Jewish folk.
Interesting! Which book was it?
Bill Bryson - Made in America