Subject: Proverbs and their opposites...!!!!!
The mail says that for every proverb there is an equal and opposite proverb!?
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NEWTON'S THIRD LAW STATES:
"EVERY ACTION HAS AN EQUAL AND AN OPPOSITE REACTION".
SO IT WOULD STAND TO REASON THAT
EVERY PROVERB HAS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE PROVERB.
ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT
BUT
TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NONE
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
BUT
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
WISE MEN THINK ALIKE
BUT
FOOLS SELDOM DIFFER
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE
BUT
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH
SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE
BUT
TIME WAITS FOR NONE
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
BUT
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT
DO IT WELL, OR NOT AT ALL
BUT
HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER
BUT
OPPOSITES ATTRACT
DON'T CROSS YOUR BRIDGES BEFORE YOU COME TO THEM
BUT
FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED
DOUBT IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM
BUT
FAITH WILL MOVE MOUNTAINS
GREAT STARTS MAKE GREAT FINISHES
BUT
IT ISN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
BUT
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
BUT
THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE
YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN
BUT
YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER
BUT
ONE MAN'S MEAT IS ANOTHER MAN'S POISON
ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER
BUT
OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH
BUT
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK
HOLD FAST TO THE WORDS OF YOUR ANCESTORS
BUT
WISE MEN MAKE PROVERBS AND FOOLS REPEAT THEM
From India, Madras
1The mail says that for every proverb there is an equal and opposite proverb!?
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~
NEWTON'S THIRD LAW STATES:
"EVERY ACTION HAS AN EQUAL AND AN OPPOSITE REACTION".
SO IT WOULD STAND TO REASON THAT
EVERY PROVERB HAS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE PROVERB.
ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT
BUT
TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NONE
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
BUT
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
WISE MEN THINK ALIKE
BUT
FOOLS SELDOM DIFFER
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE
BUT
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH
SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE
BUT
TIME WAITS FOR NONE
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
BUT
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT
DO IT WELL, OR NOT AT ALL
BUT
HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER
BUT
OPPOSITES ATTRACT
DON'T CROSS YOUR BRIDGES BEFORE YOU COME TO THEM
BUT
FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED
DOUBT IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM
BUT
FAITH WILL MOVE MOUNTAINS
GREAT STARTS MAKE GREAT FINISHES
BUT
IT ISN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
BUT
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
BUT
THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE
YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN
BUT
YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER
BUT
ONE MAN'S MEAT IS ANOTHER MAN'S POISON
ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER
BUT
OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH
BUT
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK
HOLD FAST TO THE WORDS OF YOUR ANCESTORS
BUT
WISE MEN MAKE PROVERBS AND FOOLS REPEAT THEM
From India, Madras
Hi
I liked the way you began the post and of course you did post some apt proverbs and counter proverbs.
Many of you enjoying the post definitely love proverbs and so I invite you to visit the following Inspirational and Motivational blogs that give a commentary on various proverbs and practical tips to apply the learning in daily life.
www.actspot.wordpress.com - Over 74,500 views and 535 followers
www.poweract.blogspot.com - Over 21,500 views and 155 followers
Regards
From India, Mumbai
I liked the way you began the post and of course you did post some apt proverbs and counter proverbs.
Many of you enjoying the post definitely love proverbs and so I invite you to visit the following Inspirational and Motivational blogs that give a commentary on various proverbs and practical tips to apply the learning in daily life.
www.actspot.wordpress.com - Over 74,500 views and 535 followers
www.poweract.blogspot.com - Over 21,500 views and 155 followers
Regards
From India, Mumbai
I heard the first example from Werner Erhard many years ago:
"Look before you leap but he who hesitates is lost."
That had to be prior to 1998.
.
I first heard the proverb:
"For every proverb there is an equal and opposite proverb"
in the TV movie Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. (2006)
.
This is the most complete collection as opposite proverbs I have seen,
but some of them are in different contexts from each other and not
even close to being opposites.
DO IT WELL, OR NOT AT ALL
BUT
HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE
.
The first one is about effort, but the second is about results.
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
BUT
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY
Those aren't even close to being opposites.
.
ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER
BUT
OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND
.
That is pretty apt. I like the pairing.
,
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
BUT
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
.
That's a little iffy.
Sometimes writing is an action
and actions are not necessarily violent..
.
Proverbs have their use. The point is to be inspired by
the most empowering proverb in the current context.
That requires a certain amount of awareness, which is
sometimes rare.
From United States, Coos Bay
"Look before you leap but he who hesitates is lost."
That had to be prior to 1998.
.
I first heard the proverb:
"For every proverb there is an equal and opposite proverb"
in the TV movie Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. (2006)
.
This is the most complete collection as opposite proverbs I have seen,
but some of them are in different contexts from each other and not
even close to being opposites.
DO IT WELL, OR NOT AT ALL
BUT
HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE
.
The first one is about effort, but the second is about results.
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
BUT
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY
Those aren't even close to being opposites.
.
ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER
BUT
OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND
.
That is pretty apt. I like the pairing.
,
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
BUT
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
.
That's a little iffy.
Sometimes writing is an action
and actions are not necessarily violent..
.
Proverbs have their use. The point is to be inspired by
the most empowering proverb in the current context.
That requires a certain amount of awareness, which is
sometimes rare.
From United States, Coos Bay
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