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J4mes_bond25 Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Proverbs Meaning ???

0Wonder if anyone around could possibly help me knowing the meaning of these Proverbs, since I've been suffering from Proverbomania.02br
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001. Different sores must have different salves02br
002. Diseases come on horseback, but steal away on foot02br
003. Do unto others as you would have done to you02br
004. Doctors make the worst patients02br
005. Don't burn your bridges before they're crossed02br
006. Don't burn your bridges behind you02br
007. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face02br
008. Don't put that carrot in my bottom again, or I'll twat you02br
009. Don't put the cart before the horse02br
0010. Don't spoil the ship for a halfpenny of tar02br
0011. Don't spit into the wind02br
0012. Don't use your hairdryer in the shower02br
0013. Don't trudge mud into the house of love02br
0014. Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom02br
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0015. Eat when you're hungry, and drink when you're dry02br
0016. Education is a subversive activity02br
0017. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while02br
0018. Even a worm will turn02br
0019. Every disease will have its course02br
0020. Every why has a wherefore02br
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0021. Fine feathers make fine birds02br
0022. Fine words butter no parsnips02br
0023. First deserve then desire02br
0024. Fools gawp at masterpieces - wise men set out to outdo masterpieces02br
0025. Fourty Two is the answer 02br
0026. Fresh pork and new wine kill a man before his time02br
0027. Fretting cares make grey hairs02br
0028. Friend to all is a friend to none0-
  

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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10Are you quite sure about number 8?12blockquote
10Well, certainly not a conjucture out of my brain, but I've seen it somewhere on the Internet.0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10I don't think it is a proverb!12blockquote
10Nona, I think, about #8, you could be more certain than that. It doesn't read like a proverb at all. (Sorry, no image attached.)02br
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00And Mr. Bond, I believe you meant to write 01i00conjecture,02i0
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00Why don't you do some search on your own on the internet. Then come back and ask for meanings on the few that you still can't find. You will find that less people will respond to your post if it has a long list and requires a long time to put together a reply.02br
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11cite20Nona The Brit22cite20Are you quite sure about number 8?22blockquote
20Well, certainly not a conjecture out of my brain, but I've seen it somewhere on the Internet.12br
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10Why don't you do some search on your own on the internet. Then come back and ask for meanings on the few that you still can't find. You will find that less people will respond to your post if it has a
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0Here are a few easy ones...02br
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001. Different sores must have different salves02br
002. Diseases come on horseback, but steal away on foot02br
003. Do unto others as you would have done to you02br
01font00Treat other people the way you want them to treat you. In other words, treat others nicely since you wa
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fine feather makes fine birds


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Used sarcastically: smart clothing makes a person look more impressive than s/he really is. Less cynically: other people do judge by appearances, so we should dress well.
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