Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:12:21 +0800
Long absent, soon forgotten. New brooms sweep clear. Whiskey on beer, never fear. Beer on whiskey, mighty risky. Hard cases make bad law. Cut your coat according to your cloth.
Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor Hell a fury like a woman scorned. Like cures like. It's the early bird that gets the worm.
Possible Interpretation: fancy way of saying that we should play as a team and not as individual players. A word spoken is past recalling. The opposite form also exists, Clothes don't make the man. or when it rains, it pours.
Possible Interpretation: Do not rush into what you do not know. Heaven protects children, sailors and drunken men. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will break my spirit. We all make mistakes. Joined proverb: A stitch in time will save the cracked pitcher from going longest to the well Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
A guilty conscience needs no accuser. Make hay while the sun shines. Possible Interpretation: Seize the moment. Take the opportunity now; don't waste it. A cat may look at a king.
It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission. Time is of the essence. You can't have it both ways. Even a dog can distinguish between being stumbled over and being kicked. A penny saved is a penny earned.
