Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:09:18 +0800
Talk of the devil - and the devil appears. Time flies. Latin: Tempus fugit! A word spoken is past recalling. You can't take it with you. Many hands make light work.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. Purely bluster and no substance. Variant for slow risers: The early worm gets eaten by the birds.
Never do today what you can put off till (until) tomorrow . Beauty is only skin deep, but ugliness goes straight to the bone. Interpretation: A flawed article will require a lot of effort to work with Nice guys finish last.
Possible interpretation: Everyone's tastes are different. From the Robert Frost poem 'Mending Wall'. It's the empty can that makes the most noise. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself Practice makes permanent
>From the Christian New Testament It's better to give than to receive. Hope springs eternal. --Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man Variant: Ornithological specimen of corresponding plumage congregate gregariously
Patience is a virtue. All sizzle and no steak. One fly makes a summer. Mark Twain All flowers are not in one garland. A cobbler formed the shape of shoes on a wooden foot shaped last. If it lasted long he was happy
