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
ou can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear
My gran always used to say this
Arthur Daley always used to call his wife "her indoors" on Minder, if anyone remembers that show. I think him and Dennis Waterman actually had a Christmas single called "what am I gonna get for her indoors"
Enough blue sky to make a sailor a pair of trousers... Though I don't understand it I like it as it was something my Nan used to say!
I do feel the same way, as advanced age brings the wisdom of life experience - having worked in supermarket retailing for over 30 years and always been around “women of a certain age” I also find it how uncanny and consistently accurate our grandparents warnings and predictions were (and are) on so many issues, decades after their passing in the 1980’s when I was a teenager, yet our parents totally dismissed and ignored them and told us to do the same, leaving us teenagers genuinely confused at the time - it was only when we started to experience real life for ourselves in our 20’s and beyond that we started to realise that our grandparents were correct all along
Any apple a day is the well balanced way.
Yuk.
My wife added this pair - Absence makes the heart grow fonder ... but.... Out of sight, out of mind.
Love the “it’s better the devil you know” - I’m a huge Kylie fan (so that’s my gay card well and truly stamped lol) and I’ve a huge Kylie collection, have seen her live on the “Aphrodite” tour (best one ever)
Out of the frying pan, into the fire..
He who laughs last, laughs longest..
I love the ones which contradict other ones.
Familiarity breeds contempt..... but it's better the devil you know.
No rest for the wicked..... but the devil makes work for idle hands.
Measure twice, cut once?
Another one is “act your age not your shoe size”
I used to get told all the time “if you had brains you would be dangerous”
Consistently our grandparents before their passing in the 1980’s have been proven correct, yet our parents never took heed nor acted on our grandparents advice, for which our parents paid a terrible price in their later lives before thier own passing
My wife has just said to me,” you’ve always been all the way there and half the way back.” I think it’s a good comment but not sure.
My gran used to say that. It's weather related and suggests not to discard winter clothing too soon.
There is some divided opinion about the meaning, if it is the end of the month of May or when the May blossom comes out.
https://www.ywt.org.uk/blog/jon-traill/ner-cast-clout-till-may-out
Never cast a clout before May is out...I think this had something to do with Spring cleaning back in the day
A friend of mine said 'Never count your chickens before they hatch' when we were 11.
John Major once said, 'A Soundbite never buttered a parsnip'.
My mum always said 'No use crying over spilt milk'.
A watched pot never boils.
Pot calling the kettle black.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones .
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
I'm surprised I remembered that many