Proverb Humor

Proverb Humor
Anti-proverbs


A penny saved makes Jack a dull boy
A penny saved is a penny earned, and All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy


Absence makes the heart go wander
Absence makes the heart grow fonderAbstinence makes the heart go wander


Chaste makes waste
Haste makes waste


If practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect then why practice?
Practice makes perfect and Nobody's perfect

The early bird catches the worm, but it is the early worm that gets caught
The early bird catches the worm


The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese


Time wounds all heels
Time heals all wounds


Where there's a will, there's a relative
Where there's a will, there's a way

Contrary Proverbs

Contrary Proverbs


A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
BUT
A man's reach should exceed his grasp


A miss is as good as a mile
BUT
Half a loaf is better than none


All good things come to those who wait
BUT
Time and tide wait for no man


Birds of a feather flock together
BUT
Opposites attract


Clothes make the man
BUT
Never judge a book by its cover


Don't cross your bridges before you come to them
BUT
Forewarned is forearmed


Doubt is the beginning of wisdom
BUT
Faith will move mountains


Good things come in small packages
BUT
The bigger the better


Great starts make great finishes
BUT
It ain't over 'till it's over


He who hesitates is lost
BUT
Fools rush in where angels feartread
BUT
Look before you leap


Practice makes perfect
BUT
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy


Silence is golden
BUT
The squeaky wheel gets the grease

The pen is mightier than the sword
BUT
Actions speak louder than words


You're never too old to learn
BUT
You can't teach an old dog new tricks


What's good for the goose is good for the gander
BUT
One man's meat is another man's poison.


Wise men think alike
BUT
Fools seldom differ

Proverb 1

Caught between a rock and a hard place
Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
(to be stuck with two choices that are both undesirable)


Out of the frying pan and into the fire
(to go from a bad to a worse situation)

Might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
(if you're going to get into the same amount of trouble, you might as well commit the greater offense)

Six of one, half a dozen of the other
(each choice is really the same thing)

Two sides of the same coin
(two aspects of a situation that are connected by necessity)


In for a penny, in for a pound
(if you're going to make a minor commitment you might as well make the entire commitment)


Don't count your chickens before they're hatched
(don't start making plans for something until it is a reality, rather than a pleasant speculation)


Don't cross your bridges before you get to them
(don't worry about future problems before you need to)

Time and tide wait for no man
(act in a timely fashion because you can't get back lost chances)