Hi thegompf,
In searching out truths for youre answer, I came across other names,
such as axioms and platitudes. Using these terms led me to more
truths. I have not posted ALL the truths I found on each site, but
posted the more relevant ones here. You can find more on the links
below each list.
?An axiom is a statement universally accepted as true, like an
established principal or law of science.
The word axiom also is used to describe a statement that needs no
proof because its truth is obvious, self-evident.?
http://www.some-guy.com/quotes/axiom.html?contents
?Platitude, n. Commonplaceness; commonplace remark, esp. one solemnly
delivered. - The Concise Oxford Dictionary
Platitude: a statement that denies by implication what it explicitly
affirms. - Edward Abbey, Aquarius
A platitude is simply a truth repeated until people get tired of
hearing it. - Stanley Baldwin, Leo?
http://koti.mbnet.fi/neptunia/creativity/platit1.htm
?Clichés and Platitudes are catchy sounding phrases that sound true
for two reasons; First, their rhythm is usually pleasing to the ear as
in "There's no such thing as a free lunch," and second, we hear them
so frequently that we tend to assume that they are true. Remember,
avoid clichés like the plague. Cliché Finder
Platitude: A trite saying which often sounds true simply because it is
so often heard.?
http://www.santarosa.edu/~dpeterso/permanenthtml/propaganda/prop_cliche.htm
Here are a plethora of Universal truths, some I remembered, some I
found online. I have listed them to make it easier to read, with the
sites from which I found them posted below each list.
Money doesn?t grow on trees.
You get what you pay for.
Seeing is believing.
Never say never.
All good things come in threes.
Money doesn't buy happiness.
You make your own happiness.
Time will tell.
Still waters run deep.
When the cat's away the mice will play.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Practice makes perfect.
It won?t heal if you pick at it.
There?s no place like home.
Better late than never.
It?s nice to be nice.
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
What goes around comes around.
Everyone makes mistakes.
Be careful what you find to be humorous.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. / Like father like son.
If you don't control your mind, someone else will.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
True friends agree to tell each other things they wouldn't tell themselves.
Be careful what you ask for; you may get it.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Better to give than to receive.
Better safe than sorry.
With time even a bear can learn to dance.
Words once spoken can never be recalled.
Birds of a feather, flock together
Blood is thicker than water.
Worrying never changed anything.
Most often our partner wants us to listen and not give advice.
The couple that plays together, stays together.
Forgiveness is the key to happiness.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words can break our hearts.
Buy low, sell high
Airports should not operate their own restaurants, cafes and retail outlets.
If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing
A little knowledge can go a long way
A lot of professionals are crackpots
A man can't know what it is to be a mother
A name means a lot just by itself
A positive attitude means all the difference in the world
A relaxed man is not necessarily a better man
A sense of timing is the mark of genius
A sincere effort is all you can ask
A single event can have infinitely many interpretations
A solid home base builds a sense of self
A strong sense of duty imprisons you
Absolute submission can be a form of freedom
Abstraction is a type of decadence
Abuse of power comes as no surprise
Action causes more trouble than thought
Alienation produces eccentrics or revolutionaries
All things are delicately interconnected
Ambition is just as dangerous as complacency
Ambivalence can ruin your life
An elite is inevitable
Anger or hate can be a useful motivating force
Animalism is perfectly healthy
Any surplus is immoral
Anything is a legitimate area of investigation
Artificial desires are despoiling the earth
Even the best laid plans go awry.
At times inactivity is preferable to mindless functioning
At times your unconsciousness is truer than your conscious mind
Automation is deadly
Awful punishment awaits really bad people
Bad intentions can yield good results
Every dog has its day
Even the best writer has to erase
Rudeness is a weak man's imitation of strength.
Marry in haste, repent in leisure.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Hope springs eternal.
Roll with the punches.
Every picture tells a story.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Music has charms to soothe a savage beast.
Haste makes waste.
Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and you cry alone.
He that pays the piper, calls the tune.
Experience is the best teacher.
Man cannot live by bread alone.
He who laughs last, laughs best.
Many hands make light work.
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.
Liars often set their own traps.
Just because everybody's doing something, doesn't mean it's right.
History repeats itself.
Life is what you make it.
Lend your money and lose your friend.
Rome wasn?t built in a day.
More than enough is too much.
Buyer beware.
Save money and money will save you.
Silence is golden.
A few germs never hurt anyone.
Six feet of earth makes us all equal.
Stones decay, words last.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
Stupid is as stupid does.
A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.
A house divided cannot stand.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Being alone with yourself is increasingly unpopular
Being happy is more important than anything else
Being judgmental is a sign of life
Being sure of yourself means you're a fool
Believing in rebirth is the same as admitting defeat
Boredom makes you do crazy things
Calm is more conductive to creativity than is anxiety
Categorizing fear is calming
Change is valuable when the oppressed become tyrants
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
Chasing the new is dangerous to society
A man is known by the company he keeps.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture's worth a thousand words.
Can't get blood from a stone.
Can?t see the forest for the trees.
Children are the most cruel of all
Charity begins at home.
Children are the hope of the future
Clothes don't make the man.
The best cure for a short temper is a long walk.
Confession is good for the soul.
Little by little does the trick.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Cutting off a mule?s ears doesn?t make it a horse.
Dead men don't bite.
The best things in life are free.
Discretion is the better part of valor.
The crab that walks too far, falls into the pot.
Patience is a virtue.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Possession is nine tenths of the law.
Looks can be deceiving.
The doors of wisdom are never shut.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and
he'll eat forever.
Class action is a nice idea with no substance
God helps those who help themselves.
Good things come in small packages.
Good to forgive, better to forget.
The darkest hours are just before dawn.
The devil finds work for idle hands.
Great minds think alike.
The early bird catches the worm.
Each person has his strong point.
The eyes are the windows of the soul.
Easier said than done.
The grass is always greener in someone else's yard.
Easy come, easy go.
The leopard does not change his spots.
Empty sacks will never stand upright.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Even a sheet of paper has two sides.
The rain falls on every roof.
Every dog has it?s day.
The sky's the limit.
Often, less is more.
Class structure is as artificial as plastic
Even monkeys fall out of trees.
Confusing yourself is a way to stay honest
Crime against property is relatively unimportant
Decadence can be an end in itself
Decency is a relative thing
Dependence can be a meal ticket
Description is more important than metaphor
Deviants are sacrificed to increase group solidarity
Only a fool tests the water with both feet.
Disgust is the appropriate response to most situations
Disorganization is a kind of anesthesia
One good turn deserves another.
Don't place to much trust in experts
Out of sight, out of mind.
Drama often obscures the real issues
No man can lose what he never had.
One man's junk is another man's treasure.
Dreaming while awake is a frightening contradiction
Dying and coming back gives you considerable perspective
Dying should be as easy as falling off a log
Eating too much is criminal
Quit while your ahead.
Elaboration is a form of pollution
No one is good at everything but everyone is good at something.
Emotional responses ar as valuable as intellectual responses
Enjoy yourself because you can't change anything anyway
Nothing goes on forever.
Ensure that your life stays in flux
Knowledge is power.
Fact is stranger than fiction.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Even your family can betray you
Every achievement requires a sacrifice
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Everyone's work is equally important
Everything that's interesting is new
First come, first served.
Exceptional people deserve special concessions
Expiring for love is beautiful but stupid
Expressing anger is necessary
Extreme behavior has its basis in pathological psychology
Extreme self-consciousness leads to perversion
Faithfulness is a social not a biological law
Fake or real indifference is a powerful personal weapon
Fathers often use too much force
Fear is the greatest incapacitator
Freedom is a luxury not a necessity
Giving free rein to your emotions is an honest way to live
Go all out in romance and let the chips fall where they may
Going with the flow is soothing but risky
Good deeds eventually are rewarded
Government is a burden on the people
Grass roots agitation is the only hope
Guilt and self-laceration are indulgences
Habitual contempt doesn't reflect a finer sensibility
Hiding your emotions is despicable
Holding back protects your vital energies
Humanism is obsolete
Humor is a release
Ideals are replaced by conventional goals at a certain age
If you aren't political your personal life should be exemplary
If you can't leave your mark give up
If you have many desires your life will be interesting
If you live simply there is nothing to worry about
Ignoring enemies is the best way to fight
Illness is a state of mind
Imposing order is man's vocation for chaos is hell
In some instances it's better to die than to continue
Inheritance must be abolished
It can be helpful to keep going no matter what
It is heroic to try to stop time
It is man's fate to outsmart himself
It is a gift to the world not to have babies
It's better to be a good person than a famous person
It's better to be lonely than to be with inferior people
It's better to be naive than jaded
It's better to study the living fact than to analyze history
It's crucial to have an active fantasy life
It's good to give extra money to charity
It's important to stay clean on all levels
It's just an accident that your parents are your parents
It's not good to hold too many absolutes
It's not good to operate on credit
It's vital to live in harmony with nature
Just believing something can make it happen
Keep something in reserve for emergencies
Killing is unavoidable but nothing to be proud of
Knowing yourself lets you understand others
Knowledge should be advanced at all costs
Labor is a life-destroying activity
Lack of charisma can be fatal
Leisure time is a gigantic smoke screen
Listen when your body talks
Looking back is the first sign of aging and decay
Loving animals is a substitute activity
Low expectations are good protection
Manual labor can be refreshing and wholesome
Men are not monogamous by nature
Moderation kills the spirit
Money creates taste
Monomania is a prerequisite of success
Morals are for little people
Most people are not fit to rule themselves
Mostly you should mind your own business
Mothers shouldn't make too many sacrifices
Much was decided before you were born
Murder has its sexual side
Myth can make reality more intelligible
Noise can be hostile
Nothing upsets the balance of good and evil
Occasionally principles are more valuable than people
Offer very little information about yourself
Often you should act like you are sexless
Old friends are better left in the past
Opacity is an irresistible challenge
Pain can be a very positive thing
People are boring unless they are extremists
People are nuts if they think they are important
People are responsible for what they do unless they are insane
People who don't work with their hands are parasites
People who go crazy are too sensitive
People won't behave if they have nothing to lose
Physical culture is second best
Planning for the future is escapism
Playing it safe can cause a lot of damage in the long run
Politics is used for personal gain
Potential counts for nothing until it's realized
Private property created crime
Pursuing pleasure for the sake of pleasure will ruin you
Push yourself to the limit as often as possible
Raise boys and girls the same way
Random mating is good for debunking sex myths
Rechanneling destructive impulses is a sign of maturity
Recluses always get weak
Redistributing wealth is imperative
Relativity is no boon to mankind
Religion causes as many problems as it solves
Remember you always have freedom of choice
Repetition is the best way to learn
Resolutions serve to ease our conscience
Revolution begins with changes in the individual
Romantic love was invented to manipulate women
Routine is a link with the past
Routine small excesses are worse than then the occasional debauch
Sacrificing yourself for a bad cause is not a moral act
Salvation can't be bought and sold
Self-awareness can be crippling
Self-contempt can do more harm than good
Selfishness is the most basic motivation
Selflessness is the highest achievement
Separatism is the way to a new beginning
Sex differences are here to stay
Sin is a means of social control
Slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison
Sloppy thinking gets worse over time
Solitude is enriching
Sometimes science advances faster than it should
Sometimes things seem to happen of their own accord
Spending too much time on self-improvement is antisocial
Starvation is nature's way
Stasis is a dream state
Sterilization is a weapon of the rulers
Strong emotional attachment stems from basic insecurity
Stupid people shouldn't breed
Survival of the fittest applies to men and animals
Symbols are more meaningful than things themselves
Taking a strong stand publicizes the opposite position
Talking is used to hide one's inability to act
Teasing people sexually can have ugly consequences
Technology will make or break us
The cruelest disappointment is when you let yourself down
The desire to reproduce is a death wish
The family is living on borrowed time
The idea of revolution is an adolescent fantasy
The idea of transcendence is used to obscure oppression
The idiosyncratic has lost its authority
The most profound things are inexpressible
The mundane is to be cherished
The new is nothing but a restatement of the old
The only way to be pure is to stay by yourself
The sum of your actions determines what you are
The unattainable is invariable attractive
The world operates according to discoverable laws
There are too few immutable truths today
Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
There's nothing except what you sense
There's nothing redeeming in toil
Froth is not beer.
You are what you eat.
Thinking too much can only cause problems
You can only die once.
Threatening someone sexually is a horrible act
Timidity is laughable
To disagree presupposes moral integrity
To volunteer is reactionary
Torture is barbaric
Trading a life for a life is fair enough
True freedom is frightful
Unique things must be the most valuable
Unquestioning love demonstrates largesse of spirit
Using force to stop force is absurd
Violence is permissible even desirable occasionally
War is a purification rite
We must make sacrifices to maintain our quality of life
When something terrible happens people wake up
Wishing things away is not effective
With perseverance you can discover any truth
Words tend to be inadequate
Worrying can help you prepare
You are a victim of the rules you live by
You are guileless in your dreams
You are responsible for constituting the meaning of things
You are the past present and future
You can live on through your descendants
You can't expect people to be something they're not
You can't fool others if you're fooling yourself
You don't know what's what until you support yourself
You have to hurt others to be extraordinary
You must be intimate with a token few
You must disagree with authority figures
You must have one grand passion
You must know where you stop and the world begins
You can understand someone of your sex only
You owe the world not the other way around
You should study as much as possible
Your actions ae pointless if no one notices
Your oldest fears are the worst ones
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught
A turkey never voted for an early Christmas
The longest road out is the shortest road home.
The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune
If you lie down with dogs you'll rise with fleas.
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea
Even a tin knocker will shine on a dirty door
An old broom knows the dirty corners best
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
If you put a silk dress on a goat he is a goat still.
You never miss the water till the well has run dry.
Patience cures many an old complaint
The one who waits the fine day, will get the fine day.
Patience is a virtue that causes no shame
Possession is nine-tenths of the law
Half a loaf is better than no bread
A live dog is better than a dead lion
Virtue is its own reward.
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
Put a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to hell
Put a beggar on horseback and he'll go on a gallop.
Poverty parts good company
Many a defect is seen in the poor man
It's hard to take britches off bare hips
The full man does not understand the wants of the hungry
A little pleases a poor man
Poor men take to the sea; the rich to the mountains
Poverty creates sadness
There is nothing in the world so poor as going to hell.
The thief is no danger to the beggar.
Poverty is no shame.
Shame is ever a part of poverty
No-one is ever poor who has the sight of his eyes and the use of his feet
No forcing the sea
You can't buy love.
You can't beat a dead horse.
Don't county your chickens before they are hatched
Don't bless the fish till it gets to the land
You can't tell a book by its cover.
Don't build the sty until the litter comes
You can fool people some of the time, but you can't fool them all of the time.
Praise the ripe field not the green corn
Praise the ford when you have crossed it
You have to take the bitter with the sweet.
You must empty a box before you fill it again
It is difficult to soothe the proud
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Pride comes before a fall
Pride feels no pain
You win some, you lose some.
Variety is the spice of life.
A postponement till morning A postponement for ever.
Violence begets violence.
It is no time to go for the doctor when the patient is dead
A promise is a debt
To be red-haired is better than to be without a head
To put off repentance is dangerous
It's better to be sorry and stay than to be sorry and go away.
The horse with the most scars is the one that highest kicks his rear
The person who brings a story to you will take away two from you.
A story without an author is not worth listening to
There is no smoke without fire
When the fruit is scarcest, its taste is sweetest
Many a sudden change takes place on a spring day
A secret is a weapon and a friend
It is no secret that is known to three
If it's a secret, It's binding
A man may be his own ruin
People in hell want ice water.
The silent are often guilty
A closed mouth--a wise head
A silent mouth never did any harm
Strength is not enduring
There's neither success nor efficiency without authority and laws
A watched kettle never boils
Time is a good story-teller
Never trust a spiteful man
The money-maker (profiteer) is never tired
Wind from the east is good for neither man nor beast
Going in is not the same as going out
Everyone is wise till he speaks
Food is no more important than wisdom
There's no wise man without a fault
He may die of wind but he'll never die of wisdom
You can't put a wide head on young shoulders
A little of anything isn't worth a pin; but a wee bit of sense is worth a lot
A dishonest woman can't be kept in and an honest woman won't
A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults
A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in
The slow horse reaches the mill
Everyone lays a burden on the willing horse
The person of the greatest talk is the person of the least work
Long churning makes bad butter
Scattering is easier than gathering
Put it on your shoulder and say it is not a burden
The mason who strikes often is better than the one who strikes too hard
The dog that's always on the go, is better than the one that's always curled up
TRUE LOVE NEVER RUNS SMOOTH.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Walls have ears.
War ends nothing.
Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves
Well done is better than well said.
What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger.
What you cannot avoid, welcome.
What you see is what you get.
What?s done is done.
When in Rome do as the Romans do.
When one is hungry, everything tastes good.
When the pupil is ready, the teacher will come.
When you fall into a pit, you either die or get out.
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http://www.univsteel.com/Univtruth.htm
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http://www.wiseoldsayings.com/wosdirectoryw.htm
Some of the following may be repeats of other truths I have listed,
but thought this list would be useful as well:
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
A change is as good as a rest
A fool and his money are soon parted
A friend in need is a friend indeed
A good beginning makes a good ending
A good man is hard to find
A house divided against itself cannot stand
A house is not a home
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
A leopard cannot change its spots
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
A little of what you fancy does you good
A miss is as good as a mile
A new broom sweeps clean
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse
A penny saved is a penny earned
A person is known by the company he keeps
A picture paints a thousand words
A place for everything and everything in its place
A problem shared is a problem halved
A prophet is not recognized in his own land
A rolling stone gathers no moss
A stitch in time saves nine
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men
A watched pot never boils
A woman's place is in the home
A woman's work is never done
Absolute power corrupts absolutely
Actions speak louder than words
All good things come to he who waits
All that glisters is not gold
All the world loves a lover
All things must pass
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All you need is love
All's fair in love and war
An Englishman's home is his castle
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
April is the cruellest month
As the saying goes
As you sow so shall you reap
Ask no questions and hear no lies
Attack is the best form of defence
Barking dogs seldom bite
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Beauty is only skin deep
Beggars can't be choosers
Behind every great man there's a great woman
Better late than never
Better safe than sorry
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool that to speak and remove all doubt
Between two stools
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
Birds of a feather flock together
Blood is thicker than water
Boys will be boys
Charity begins at home
Cleanliness is next to godliness
Coin a phrase
Cold hands warm heart
Comparisons are odorous
Count you blessings
Cut off your nose to spite your face
Cut your coat to suit your cloth
Discretion is the better part of valour
Do as you would be done by
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Don't bite the hand that feeds you
Don't burn your bridges behind you
Don't change horses in midstream
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
Don't cross the bridge till you come to it
Don't keep a dog and bark yourself
Don't let the bastards grind you down
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Don't put new wine into old bottles
Don't rock the boat
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar
Don't try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs
Don't try to walk before you can crawl
Don't upset the apple-cart
Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise
Easy come easy go
Empty vessels make the most noise
Enough is as good as a feast
Enough is enough
Every dark cloud has a silver lining
Every dog has his day
Every man has his price
Every stick has two ends
Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
Failing to plan is planning to fail
Faint heart never won fair lady
Faith will move mountains
Familiarity breeds contempt
Finders keepers, losers weepers
First things first
Fish and guests smell after three days
Flattery will get you nowhere
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Forewarned is forearmed
Fortune favours the brave
God helps those who help themselves
Good fences make good neighbours
Good talk saves the food
Good things come to those who wait
Great minds think alike
Half a loaf is better than no bread
Handsome is as handsome does
Hard work never did anyone any harm
Haste makes waste
He who hesitates is lost
He who laughs last laughs longest
He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword
He who pays the piper calls the tune
Hindsight is always twenty-twenty
History repeats itself
Home is where the heart is
If God had meant us to fly he'd have given us wings
If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again
If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers
If life deals you lemons made lemonade
If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain
If wishes were horses beggars would ride
If you can't be good, be careful.
If you can't beat em, join em
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king
In the midst of life we are in death
Into every life a little rain must fall
It goes without saying
It never rains but it pours
It takes a thief to catch a thief
It takes one to know one
It's all grist to the mill
It's an ill wind that blows no one any good
It's better to give than to receive
It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive
It's never too late
It's no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
It's not worth crying over spilt milk
It's the early bird that gets the worm
It's the empty can that makes the most noise
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease
Jack of all trades, master of none
Keep your chin up
Keep your powder dry
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and, you weep alone
Laughter is the best medicine
Let bygones be bygones
Let not the sun go down on your wrath
Let sleeping dogs lie
Let the punishment fit the crime
Life begins at forty
Life is what you make it
Life's not all beer and skittles
Lightening never strikes twice in the same place
Little pitchers have big ears
Live for today for tomorrow never comes
Look before you leap
Love is blind
Make love not war
Man does not live by bread alone
Marry in haste, repent at leisure
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
Misery loves company
Money doesn't grow on trees
Money makes the world go round
Money talks
More haste, less speed
Music has charms to soothe the savage breast
Nature abhors a vacuum
Necessity is the mother of invention
Never judge a book by its cover
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
No man is an island
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
No rest for the wicked
Nothing is certain but death and taxes
Oil and water don't mix
Old soldiers never die, they just fade away
One good turn deserves another
Only fools and horses work
Opportunity only knocks once
Out of sight, out of mind
Pearls of wisdom
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Physician heal thyself
Possession is nine tenths of the law
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely
Practise makes perfect
Pride comes before a fall
Procrastination is the thief of time
Put your best foot forward
Red sky at night shepherds delight
Red sky in the morning, shepherds warning
Revenge is a dish best served cold
Rome wasn't built in a day
Spare the rod and spoil the child
Speak softly and carry a big stick
Still waters run deep
Stupid is as stupid does
Talk is cheap
That which does not kill us makes us stronger
The Devil finds work for idle hands to do
The best defence is a good offence
The boy is father to the man
The cobbler always wears the worst shoes
The darkest hour is just before the dawn
The early bird catches the worm
The ends justify the means
The exception which proves the rule
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
The longest journey starts with a single step
The more things change, the more they stay the same
The pen is mightier than sword
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
There are none so blind as those, that will not see
There but for the grace of God go I
There's always more fish in the sea
There's many a slip twixt cup and lip
There's more than one way to skin a cat
There's no fool like an old fool
There's no place like home
There's no smoke without fire
There's no such thing as a free lunch
There's no such thing as bad publicity
There's no time like the present
There's none so deaf as they that will not hear
There's one born every minute
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas
Time and tide wait for no man
Time is a great healer
To err is human, to forgive divine
To the victor goes the spoils
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive
Tomorrow never comes
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Truth is stranger than fiction
Turn of phrase
Two heads are better then one
Two wrongs don't make a right
Walk softly but carry a big stick
Waste not want not
We've arrived, and to prove it we're here
When the cat's away the mice will play
Where there's a will there's a way
Worrying never did anyone any good
You can't get blood out of a stone
You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
You can't make bricks without straw
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
You can't tell a book by looking at its cover
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
Youth is wasted on the young
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Humorous Truths
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Beware of any project that starts with the words: Remove old finish.
True happiness is finding someone who will put up with you. The first
step in finding that person is admitting that you need some putting up
with.
If you wonder why something is the way it is, find out who?s making
money from it being that way.
If it ain?t chocolate, it ain?t dessert. Banana cream pie, for example,
is just another part of the meal like the green beans or asparagus.
Whenever someone tells you they are doing something "for your own good,"
you can be certain that you won?t like it. Furthermore, they will
expect you to pay for it. If they?re "protecting your morals," you?ll
have to pay double.
Not all lawyers should be shot. Some should be hanged.
Nothing is so perfect that someone, somewhere, won?t hate it.
Real knowledge is knowing where to find the answers.
The world is run by the people that show up.
Information is not knowledge anymore than loose ingredients are a cake.
Two wrongs don?t make a right, but three rights make a left.
Intellectualism must not be confused with wisdom.
The problem with doing something right the first time is that no one
knows how difficult it was.
The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation.
Few things in life succeed as well as a power-on reset.
The most popular human pastime is denial.
Forgiveness is easier to obtain than permission.
Any solution proposed by a politician will contain more problems than it
solves.
Don?t worry, you?re not the first.
You can have it if you?re willing to pay for it.
Man?s most precious possessions are his delusions.
The best way to get information from usenet is not to ask a question,
but to give a bad answer.
Just because the thought was reached through deep meditation, dosn't make it deep.
One in every seven days is a Thursday.
Hermits don't have peer pressure.
299792458 m/s. It's not just a good idea, It's the law.
Ice Cream has no bones.
No matter where you go, there you are.
In space, no one can hear you scream.
It is now later than it was before.
If you have only seen it once, then you haven't seen it twice.
If you drop your keys into a river of molten lava, forget about them, they're gone!
Ketchup makes everything taste better. Except Ketchup
The truth is no one knows the truth.
Love cannot be faked.
If a program is useful, it will have to be "improved".
Just because it's a "well known fact" doesn't mean it's true.
The two most common elements in the Universe are hydrogen and stupidity
The best truths invariably come from the sides of mugs that you never
remember purchasing.
Some days you see a lot of people on crutches
Everything you see, you either have seen or never seen before.
People who want to share their religious views with you rarely want
you to share yours with them.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
before you hear them speak.
Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones.
At the end of every party there is always a girl crying.
One of the most awkward things that can happen in a pub is when your
pint-to-toilet cycle gets synchronised with a complete stranger.
You've never quite sure whether it's ok to eat green crisps.
Everyone who grew up in the 80's has entered the digits 55378008 into a calculator
Reading when you're drunk is horrible.
You're never quite sure whether it's against the law or not to have a
fire in your back garden.
Nobody ever dares make cup-a-soup in a bowl.
You never know where to look when eating a banana.
Rummaging in an overgrow garden will always turn up a bouncy ball.
Everyone always remembers the day a dog ran into your school.
The most embarrassing thing you can do as school-child is to call your
teacher mum or dad.
Every bloke has at some stage while taking a pee, flushed half way
through and then raced against the flush.
Its impossible to look cool whilst picking up a Frisbee.
You never ever run out of salt.
There's no panic like the panic you momentarily feel when you've got
your hand or head stuck in something.
No one knows the origins of their metal coat hangers.
Despite constant warning, you have never met anybody who has had their
arm broken by a swan.
The most painful household incident is wearing socks and stepping on
an upturned plug.
People who don't drive slam car doors too hard.
You've turned into your dad the day you put aside a thin piece of wood
specifically to stir paint with.
Everyone had an uncle who tried to steal their nose.
The smaller the monkey the more it looks like it would kill you at the
first given opportunity.
Old women with mobile phones look wrong.
Driving through a tunnel makes you feel excited.
Old ladies can eat more than you think.
In every plate of chips there is a bad chip.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in
a fruit salad.
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
He who hesitates is probably right.
Never do card tricks for the group you play poker with.
No one is listening until you make a mistake.
Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.
The colder the X-ray table, the more of your body is required on it.
The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.
The severity of the itch is proportional to the reach.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to rise above your principles.
Two wrongs are only the beginning.
You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
If you must choose pick the one you've never tried before.
Don't sweat petty things... or pet sweaty things.
A fool and his money are soon partying.
Money can't buy love. But it CAN rent a very close imitation.
Hell hath no fury like the lawyer of a woman scorned.
Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.
Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
Eagles may soar, but weasels aren't sucked into jet engines.
Half the people you know are below average.
99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
If at first you don't succeed, then sky-diving definitely isn't for you!
Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film.
Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark.
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Spiritual Universal Truths
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"You have a right to be powerful.
You are a unique and worthwhile individual.
You are an individual within a group.
The group is moving toward a common goal.
The common goal is appropriate and worthwhile for each individual.
You are worth no more or no less than any other individual.
You are loved by the Universe.
Love is the common Universal element.
To love yourself is to love others.
Peace is your birthright.
Learning, and therefore existence, is to be creative and joyful."
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