957 - The other side of the coin.

Patience of Job

Marilyn, my father explained that one to us when we were kids this way...

Ha said, "When you go to by a horse, you always look in it's mouth.  You can tell by it's teeth how old the horse is and if the seller might be lying about it's age."  Then the saying means, if someone gives you a horse (or any gift) just be grateful and don't question it.  Two young kids understood this so I'm sure you will, too.

958 - Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
959 - Patience of Job.

Quote from: RAMMEL on June 30, 2016, 09:52:00 AM
952 - Shrouds have no pockets.

Rammel : Another way of saying that is "You can't take it with you" (because shrouds have no pockets). So no point in hoarding, or gathering riches in this world.

 

I was driving through the country this morning thinking of my Dad who grew up on a farm and I was reminded of how he explained MANURE to us.  He said.

"It's what comes out of the south end of a cow heading north!" 

Made perfect sense to us because we'd seen farmers plowing that under all our lives.

The distance between Heaven and Earth is no greater than one thought.

Mongolian Proverb

960 - No great shakes.
961 - Knock on wood.
962 - Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.
963 - "It's what comes out of the south end of a cow heading north!"
964 - The distance between Heaven and Earth is no greater than one thought.

"You can't take it with you" added as a sub to 952

I love the cow one!!! lol

Hope this hasnt been used already but......

" dont wish your life away..."

....often said when as a young child you couldn't wait for a certain day to happen, you would say, I wish it was today....

Ha ha, that cow one is a new one on me...

859 - Don't wish your life away!

" Don't jump the gun...."

.....often said by parents if I tried to do something too early, and without thinking straight........

This might be very local, but we heard at school:

"Use the elevator if you can, the escalator if you can't, but the surest way to the top is to take the stairs, one step at a time."

965 - Don't jump the gun.
966 - "Use the elevator if you can, the escalator if you can't, but the surest way to the top is to take the stairs, one step at a time."
            Never heard that one, ----- but I suppose I haven't heard it all 
            We had one at work, "Up one, down two", referring to using the stairs. But I don't think it's used enough to qualify.

" Patience is a virtue..."

....often said to me, to calm me down, when I wasn't acting patiently, and giving things time....

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967 -  Patience is a virtue

968 - It speaks volumes.

Rain before seven, fine before eleven

#271 - " Actions speak louder than words.."
#863 - " Practice what you preach..."
#118 - " You can lead a horse to water but, you cant make it drink..."
#862 - " Practice makes perfect..."


Adding as #969 - Rain before seven, fine before eleven.

Jackie -

If you don't have a full list, and would like one, I can email one to you.

RAMMEL......I think it is going to be hard to come up with ones we haven't already got.....seems such a long time ago, since we first started our list.....I shall delete my duplicated 4 or 5...to make room for those we haven't heard...

#273 and #958 are the same.

" Getting on like a house on fire...."

This came to mind this morning when we had ourselves some early morning visiting company, re, other half's oldtime friend from our previous address, who unknowingly had come down for the weekend.......Well myself and friends wife who I had only once briefly met, many years ago, found we had so much in common, we were two chatty ladies who had ourselves some laughs....it was as if we were old time friends....and sure felt that way when we gave each other a going away hug...

#676 - Like A House on Fire

I give up....   

My husband used to say...

I had to go all the way out around by Jabip.

My father went all the out around Robin Hood's Barn.

My mom told me to eat my vegetables.
My Dad told me be home by midnight.

And many more admonitions.

Quote from: so_P_bubble on September 04, 2016, 03:31:34 AM
#273 and #958 are the same.

Struck out #958 - Did not adjust numbers.

970 - No rhyme or reason.