Proverbs are popularly defined as short expressions of popular wisdom. The wisdom
is in the form of a bit of advice, sometimes, to adopt an attitude toward a
situation. However, proverbs often run in pairs,
reminding us that for every argument for rationalising our stand in a
situation, there is an equally rational opposite stand!
2. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
3. Actions speak louder than words.
4. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
5. Birds of a feather flock together.
6. Clothes make the man.
7. Cross your bridges when you come to them.
8. Great minds think alike.
9. Knowledge is power.
10. Look before you leap.
11. Many hands make light work.
12. Money talks.
13. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
14. The bigger, the better.
15. The more, the merrier.
16. The only thing constant is change.
17. Two heads are better than one.
18. What will be, will be.
19. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
20. With age comes wisdom.
If you agree with me that "Absence makes the heart grow
fonder"
Then "Out of
sight, out of mind" should also make you ponder!
Here is a list of
20 cases where ‘words of popular wisdom’ end up conflicting with each other!
1.
A silent man is a wise one.
A man without words is a man without thoughts.
2. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Out of sight, out of mind.
3. Actions speak louder than words.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
4. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
5. Birds of a feather flock together.
Opposites attract.
6. Clothes make the man.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
7. Cross your bridges when you come to them.
Forewarned is forearmed.
8. Great minds think alike.
Fools seldom differ.
9. Knowledge is power.
Ignorance is bliss.
10. Look before you leap.
He who hesitates is lost.
11. Many hands make light work.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
12. Money talks.
Talk is cheap.
13. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Better safe than sorry.
14. The bigger, the better.
The best things come in small packages.
15. The more, the merrier.
Two's company; three's a crowd.
16. The only thing constant is change.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
17. Two heads are better than one.
If you want something done right, do it yourself.
18. What will be, will be.
Life is what you make it.
19. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
20. With age comes wisdom.
Out of the mouths of babes and
sucklings come all wise sayings.
