or, song of themselves…
A List of Proverbs in Couplets Contrasted
Look before you you leap.
He who hesitates is lost.
If at first u don’t succeed, try, try, and try again.
Don’t beat your head against a stone wall.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Out of site out, of mind.
Two heads are better than one.
Paddle your own canoe.
Haste makes waste.
Time waits for no man.
You are never too old to learn.
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
One word is sufficient to the wise.
Talk is cheap.
Better safe than sorry.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Nice guys finish last.
Don’t judge a book by its cover.
Clothes make the man.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Silence is golden.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Opposites attract.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Actions speak louder than words.
All of these are actual proverbs from the same, rather confusing book. You can do the research.
