PROVERBS IN DISGUISE V

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel 

Buried in each of the fustian sentences below is a simple proverb. Can you find it?

1. Exigency summons the maternal unit of creativity.

2. Pilfer from Peter that you may remunerate Paul.

3. Buffoons effect a precipitate ingress where seraphim demur.

4. Palpable performances are more vociferous than philological units.

5. Vascular fluid is more coagulable than life-sustaining liquid.

6. Permit the diminutive arboreal detritus to plummet fortuitously.

 

7. A diurnal pome obviates the propinquity of a clinician.

8. Those who seek enhancement by virtue of their assiduous efforts may envision the approbation of the Omnipotent. 

Answers:

 

1. Necessity is the mother of invention.

2. Rob Peter to pay Paul.

3. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

4. Actions speak louder than words.

5. Blood is thicker than water.

6. Let the chips fall where they may.

7. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

8. God helps those who help themselves.