Unsolicited Writings

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. The first step to health is to
know that we are sick. Good wine needs no bush. The ball is in your court. You have
to crawl before you can walk.
It was probably a waste of time anyway. One fly makes a summer. Mark Twain If it
isn't broke, don't fix it
Possible Interpretation: If something is good for one person, it is good for
everyone; The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. (attributed to Ania Ras,
Poland) Advice when most needed is least heeded. Meaning: It's up to you to decide.
Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies. Possible Interpretation: He will talk
about consequences more than act. The third time someone tries to put a saddle on
you, you should admit you're a horse. Give and take is fair play. Drink deep, or
taste not the Pierian Spring: Hope springs eternal. --Alexander Pope, An Essay on
Man
Idle hands are the devil's playthings. No hoof, no horse. Alternate: If something is
worth doing, someone will have already done it. The best way to get someone to stop
digging his heels in is to dig out the sand around him.
Life begins at forty. From Isle of Beauty by Thomas Haynes Bayly Pen is mightier
than sword. A person is known by the company he keeps. A 1000 miles journey starts
with a single step
He that will steal an egg will steal an ox. Never judge the book by its cover. Grace
Hopper Don't judge a book by its cover. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Where there's a will there's a way. Forewarned is forearmed. Yogi Berra Variant:
It's not over till it's over.
Alternate version: Pray for the best, prepare for the worst. Possible
interpretation: forbidden things are the most tempting (Biblical origin) Success is
a journey not a destination. Behind every good man, is a woman.
There's no arguing with the barrel of a gun. Alternate: If at first you don't
succeed, give up; it probobly isn't worth doing A poor workman blames his tools. You
have to crawl before you can walk. From the Christian New Testament Hope is life.
April showers bring May flowers. Like cures like. If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody
happy. A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.
The beauty of things lies in the mind that contemplates it Grace Hopper Alternative:
Who guards the guardians? A creaking door hangs longest. and A creaking gate hangs
long. Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do.
Practice does not make perfect but a perfect practice makes perfect. A poor workman
blames his tools. Strike while the iron is hot. Living large and loving life Try not
to become a man of success but a man of value.
There's no time like the present. Well begun is half done. Cobbler, stick to thy last.
Talk of the devil - and the devil appears. Power attracts the corruptible. -from
Dune series, Frank Herbert As California goes, so goes the nation. You can't grease
a pig so many times that he can't be greased one more time.
Behind every great man, there is his ass. The more you know, the less you need.
Variant paraphrase: All that glitters is not gold. Possible Interpretation: One
needs to open up to be able to harvest. Mouth is in gear, brain is in neutral Keep
your eyes on the sun and you will not see the shadows.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Don't exaggerate small things. or, It takes
all sorts to make the world go round. Scritching like a Whitnick
Heaven protects children, sailors and drunken men. From William Shakespeare's Julius
Caesar The English are a nation of shopkeepers (attributed to Napoleon) Damned if
you do, damned if you don't Variant paraphrase: All that glitters is not gold.
Like cures like. It's a good horse that never stumbles. Power corrupts; absolute
power corrupts absolutely. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. People who
live in glass houses shouldn't play golf.
Never say die. Attributed to Winston Churchill. It's easier to turn falsehood loose
than correct it everywhere it runs to. What a tangled web we weave, when we practice
to deceive.
Example: When our car ran out of gas, we were up a creek without a paddle. Two
wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do. Thats the straw that broke the camels
back. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Who keeps company with the wolves, will learn to howl. While the cat is away, the
mice will play. Cobbler, stick to thy last. Money talks. A beer a day keeps the
germs away. Possible Interpretation: All style and no substance
Think globally, act locally. While there's life, there's hope. Possible
Interpretation: If something is good for one person, it is good for everyone;
Doctors make the worst patients. An Englishman's home is his castle
Thats the straw that broke the camels back. Raining cats and dogs. You have to crawl
before you can walk.
In for a penny, in for a pound. If you can't beat them, join them. Before
criticizing a man, walk a mile in his shoes. Variant for slow risers: The early worm
gets eaten by the birds.
Let sleeping dogs lie. (Cf. Agatha Christie's Sleeping Murder.) Possible
Interpretation: Prepare for things to go wrong rather than worrying about them after
the fact. Vengeance is mine, thus sayeth the Lord. He who dares wins (motto of the
Special Air Service (aka SAS)) There's always a calm before a storm.--Shanth He who
laughs last, thinks slowest.
Possible interpretation: forbidden things are the most tempting (Biblical origin)
What goes up must come down. Handsome is as handsome does. Alternate version: In for
a dime, in for a dollar.
The best way to get someone to stop digging his heels in is to dig out the sand
around him. Time flies when you're having fun. Don't throw out the baby with the
bathwater. Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive Starve a
cold, feed a fever.