Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:29:08 +0800
Talk the hind legs off a donkey. Many hands make light work. Stupid is as stupid does. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. This too, shall pass.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Definition: A situation almost impossible to complete Behind every good man, is a woman.
Scratch a Russian and you will find a Tartar. From The Mourning Bride, act i, scene i, by William Congreve. Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it. Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
Two's company, three's a crowd. If words could only speak, they'd mean even less. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Possible Interpretation: You can't get away with a lie, it will always reveal the truth someday. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. (attributed to Ania Ras, Poland) Don't trudge mud into the house of love.
Alternative: Ask no questions and hear no lies. It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.
The end justifies the means. Followup: Satisfaction brought it back, that's why the cat has nine lives Keep a thing seven years and you will always find a use for it. All's well that ends well. You can't free a fish from water.
