CONFLICTING PROVERBS INITIAL TEST II

In each clue below the key words of two well-known proverbs have been replaced by their initial letters. The two proverbs seem to conflict in the advice they give. For example, given the clue pair

A M the H G F
O of S - O of M,

the two proverbs would be

ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER
OUT OF SIGHT - OUT OF MIND - - -

which give apparently contradictory advice. The ten pairs below follow the same pattern. Ignorance is bliss, or knowledge is power - you decide.

1)
V is the S of L
D C H in M

2)
The P is M T the S
A S L than W

3)
He W H is L
L B Y L

4)
The M the M
T C - T a C

5)
C that B W Y C to I
D P O U T W Y C D T

6)
D L a G H in the M
B of G B G

7)
H Y W to a S
D B O M than Y C C

8)
W in R, D as the R
To T O S B T

9)
A B in the H is W T in the B
A M R S E his G

10)
I at F Y D S, T T A
Y C B a D H

HINTS:
The following key words appear somewhere in each clue pair.
1. Horses
2. Speak
3. Who
4. More
5. Until
6. Look
7. Wagon
8. Own
9. Reach
10. Horse

Answers:

1)
Variety is the spice of life.
Don't change horses in midstream

2)
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Actions speak louder than words.

3)
He who hesitates is lost.
Look before you leap.

4)
The more the merrier.
Two's company - three's a crowd

5)
Cross that bridge when you come to it.
Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. 

6)
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

7)
Hitch your wagon to a star.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.

8)
When in Rome, do as the Romans.
To thine own self be true.

 9)
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A man's reach should exceed his grasp.

10)
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again.
You can't beat a dead horse.