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Proverbs

A proverb is a short fluent saying that is used to express a specific situation based on the cumulative experience of the nations. Ask about famous proverbs, their meanings and origins here.

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What does the proverb there's many a slip twixt a cup and the lip mean?

Between the time we decide to do something and the time we do it, things often go wrong.

What does the proverb beware of a silent dog and still water mean?

The Romans believed that things that seemed calm, IE, a silent dog and still water, could still hurt you. Stagnant water is often poisonous (which happens as the bacteria therein are allowed to multiply over time), and a silent dog can still (and if they are focused on you but are silent, still, and alert, very well may) bite you.

What is the examples of proverb expressing a general truth and observation?

Proverbs come from many sources; many have a parallel in other cultures and languages. Here's a few:

Many hands make light work.

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

Honesty is the best policy.

Look before you leap.

It takes two to tango.

First things first.

If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. (Emily Dickensen)

A penny saved is a penny earned.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. (Mark Twain)

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

Pride goes before a fall.

Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

When you come to a fork in the road, take it. (Yogi Berra)

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else. (Yogi Berra)

Why is it difficult to preserve proverbs?

It is difficult because the oral tradition is not as strong as it once was.

What can soothe the medical condition called thrush including any alcohol drinks?

There is an antibiotic that IS in liquid form that instructs the patient to "swish and swallow" the liquid in order to resolve the thrush. This is called "Nystatin"

(the antibiotic) and it also comes in pill form that you would suck on until it is dissolved. There is no alcoholic drink that would relieve the symptoms, if any, associated with thrush, however there are medications a doctor can prescribe that can help numb the mouth if the pain is not tolerable.

What does never take a wooden nickel mean?

It means don't take any thing that's not real other wise don't be fooled hint the saying have a save trip don't take any wooden nickels :)

What does the proverb fair exchange is no robbery?

Swapping one thing fairly in return for another is not the same as stealing.

What is the proverb for it takes a thief to catch a thief?

You would send a thief to catch a thief, because a thief would know where a thief would go or what he might do to avoid detection.

What does a cats mouth look like?

A black and pink hole with two canines at the front, stubby molars and a pink-grey tongue.

What does the title of the book Matilda have to do with the book?

Its about a girl named Matilda, who was abused (ignored) by her parents. So Matilda is the main character

Complete the proverb - all things come to?

More than one proverb begins this way. Two are: all things come to him who waits; and all (good) things come to an end.

What does this African proverb mean Wisdom is like a Baobab tree no one individual can embrace it?

One person cannot simply collect, analyze and put into use all the knowledge (wonderful things) available out there.

The Baobab trees are believed to live for as much as 6000 years explaining why they are called the tree of live. They grow grow up to 30 meters in high and the trunk diameter can be as much as 11 meters. The trunk can store as much as 120,000 litres of water.

How do you preserve bibingka?

Bibingka isÊa Philipino rice cake that can have different additional ingredients such as eggs or chocolate. It is typically served during the Christmas season.Ê It can be refrigerated or frozen depending on what other ingredients are present.