Common sayings make up the culture of any society. For America, there are many proverbs and folk sayings that have circulated for generations. Here is a look at some of the most funny folksy sayings ever documented.
“A big wife and a big barn, will never do a man any harm.”
“A little too late is much too late.”
“An arrogant bug is a cocky roach.”
“Be silent and pass for a philosopher.”
“Be what you appear to be.”
“Borrowing does well only once.”
“Children and fools tell the truth.”
“Do a little well and you do much.”
“Don’t taste every man’s soup, you’ll burn your mouth.”
“Every donkey thinks itself worthy of standing with the king’s horses.”
“Every family has at least one black sheep.”
“Guilty men see guilt written on the faces of saints.”
“He who excuses himself, accuses himself.”
“If the stone hits you, I threw it.”
“If you can’t take advice, you can’t be helped.”
“Joy is not in things, it is in us.”
“Judges should have two ears, both alike.”
“Life goes on, no matter what we try to do to it.”
“Life is a game played with marked cards.”
“Living in worry invites death in a hurry.”
“Lost time is never found.”
“Man is the only animal that can be skinned more than once.”
“Many a pearl is still hidden in the oyster.”
“Marry a handsome man and you marry trouble.”
“Never stop the plough to catch a mouse.”
“No matter how high a bird flies, it has to come down for water.”
“One can learn even from an enemy.”
“One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.”
“One had better have no dealings with girls with fat legs.”
“Peace without truth is poison.”
“Put the light out and all women are alike.”
“Relatives are friends from bitter necessity.”
“Rich get richer and poor get children.”
“Self-defense is natures oldest law.”
“Small talk is sufficient for little men.”
“The belly hates a long sermon.”
“The stable wears out a horse more than a road.”
“To act is easy to think is hard.”
“Weeds need no sowing.”
“Woman is a mystery to men but are wise to each other.”
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