Credit: GAMES Magazine
May, 2000
Stephen Sniderman
Sometimes folk wisdom, as represented by proverbs and cliches, can contradict itself. For example, we're told that all good things come to those who wait, but then we're also supposed to make hay while the sun shines. Each proverb below has a match that offers opposing insight or advice.
1. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
2. Many hands make light work.
3. Haste makes waste.
4. Birds of a feather flock together.
5. All that glitters is not gold.
6. It's never too late to learn.
7. You can't judge a book by its cover.
8. Better safe than sorry.
9. All's fair in love and war.
10. Silence is golden.
11. Don't change horses in midstream.
12. The pen is mightier than the sword.
13. Hitch your wagon to a star.
14. Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
15. Two's company - three's a crowd.
16. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
17. He who hesitates is lost.
18. A man's reach should exceed his grasp.
19. To thine own self be true.
20. You can't beat a dead horse.
21. Two heads are better than one.
22. Talk is cheap.
23. What will be will be.
24. Cross that bridge when you come to it.
25. Knowledge is power.
Answers:
1. Out of sight, out of mind.
2. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
3. He who hesitates is lost.
4. Opposites attract. (Familiarity breeds contempt.)
5. Seeing is believing.
6. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
7. Clothes make the man. (What you see is what you get.)
8. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
9. Cheaters never prosper.
10. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
11. Variety is the spice of life.
12. Actions speak louder than words.
13. Don't bite off more than you can chew.
14. Cross that bridge when you come to it.
15. The more the merrier.
16. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
17. Look before you leap.
18. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
19. When in Rome, do as the Romans.
20. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
21. If you want something done right, do it yourself.
22. Money talks.
23. Life is what you make it.
24. Forewarned is forearmed.
25. Ignorance is bliss.
Sometimes folk wisdom, as represented by proverbs and cliches, can contradict itself. For example, we're told that all good things come to those who wait, but then we're also supposed to make hay while the sun shines. Each proverb below has a match that offers opposing insight or advice.
1. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
2. Many hands make light work.
3. Haste makes waste.
4. Birds of a feather flock together.
5. All that glitters is not gold.
6. It's never too late to learn.
7. You can't judge a book by its cover.
8. Better safe than sorry.
9. All's fair in love and war.
10. Silence is golden.
11. Don't change horses in midstream.
12. The pen is mightier than the sword.
13. Hitch your wagon to a star.
14. Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
15. Two's company - three's a crowd.
16. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
17. He who hesitates is lost.
18. A man's reach should exceed his grasp.
19. To thine own self be true.
20. You can't beat a dead horse.
21. Two heads are better than one.
22. Talk is cheap.
23. What will be will be.
24. Cross that bridge when you come to it.
25. Knowledge is power.
Answers:
1. Out of sight, out of mind.
2. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
3. He who hesitates is lost.
4. Opposites attract. (Familiarity breeds contempt.)
5. Seeing is believing.
6. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
7. Clothes make the man. (What you see is what you get.)
8. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
9. Cheaters never prosper.
10. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
11. Variety is the spice of life.
12. Actions speak louder than words.
13. Don't bite off more than you can chew.
14. Cross that bridge when you come to it.
15. The more the merrier.
16. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
17. Look before you leap.
18. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
19. When in Rome, do as the Romans.
20. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
21. If you want something done right, do it yourself.
22. Money talks.
23. Life is what you make it.
24. Forewarned is forearmed.
25. Ignorance is bliss.
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