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Old sayings with a theme

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nanna8 Mon 18-Dec-23 08:00:03

Say the first one is, ‘cloud’ you could have
‘Every cloud has a silver lining’

How about ‘money’ to start with?

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Grannmarie Fri 19-Jan-24 22:49:02

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.

Courage

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PestyOne Fri 19-Jan-24 22:56:36

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

Fear

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Gwyllt Fri 19-Jan-24 23:04:27

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Angel(s)

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PestyOne Fri 19-Jan-24 23:23:16

May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest

Sing

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Grannmarie Fri 19-Jan-24 23:25:40

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Stranger

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crazyH Sat 20-Jan-24 00:12:49

Strangers in the night

Night

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65KL Sat 20-Jan-24 05:19:40

Without night you wouldn't see the stars

See

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JamesandJon33 Sat 20-Jan-24 05:48:07

See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil.

Evil

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nanna8 Sat 20-Jan-24 06:03:38

Evil comes to him who seeks it

Seek

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Gwyllt Sat 20-Jan-24 06:30:17

Seek and ye shall find

Find

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Taylor2016 Sat 20-Jan-24 21:36:57

Find a penny pick it up and all day you’ll have good luck

Luck

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Grandyma Sat 20-Jan-24 21:49:44

More by luck than judgment

More

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Taylor2016 Sat 20-Jan-24 23:17:33

Bite off more than you can chew

Chew

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Grannmarie Sat 20-Jan-24 23:36:10

Chew it over.
Over.

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crazyH Sat 20-Jan-24 23:37:45

Over the hills and far away

Hills

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Taylor2016 Sun 21-Jan-24 00:03:17

As old as the hills

Old

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biglouis Sun 21-Jan-24 00:20:43

You cant teach an old dog new tricks

Teach

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65KL Sun 21-Jan-24 03:24:07

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day
Teach a man to fish and he will eat forever

Man

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JamesandJon33 Sun 21-Jan-24 05:20:22

Manners makeshift man .

Manners

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Taylor2016 Sun 21-Jan-24 09:02:23

Good manners cost nothing

Cost

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Gwyllt Sun 21-Jan-24 11:16:30

Cost an arm and a leg

Arm

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AGAA4 Sun 21-Jan-24 14:28:48

The long arm of the law.

Law

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JamesandJon33 Sun 21-Jan-24 14:57:28

More law, less justice

Justice

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biglouis Sun 21-Jan-24 15:08:18

"If it were not for injustice, man would not know justice."

Know

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pascal30 Sun 21-Jan-24 15:53:56

know your onions

onions

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