Tastes differ
We all have our likes and dislike. No two people have the same likes and dislikes, or do things in the same way, so it is a waste of time to... Read more →
Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear
We say this jokingly in shortened from when we are joined by a person we have just been talking about. 'Well, talk of the devil! Here is the old... Read more →
A tale never loses in the telling
The facts of a story are usually improved upon in the telling. Lies are condoned by Pooh-Bah in The Mikado as 'merely corroborative detail,... Read more →
Take time by the forelock
Seize the present moment. Old Father Time is represented as being completely bald except for a lock of hair on his forehead. You cannot catch... Read more →
Sweet are the use of adversity
Misfortunes can sometimes be a blessing in disguise. In Shakespeare's As You Like It, the exiled duke in he forest of Arden finds he has much to... Read more →
The sun is never the worse for shining on a dunghill
Good people are not corrupted by their surroundings.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof
Don't add to the difficulties and problems of today by worrying about what is going to happen tomorrow. The source is Matthew, vi, 34 ; 'Take... Read more →
Success has many friends
Those who have won big prizes in the pools will doubtless agree with this! From the social rather than the financial angle, a successful man... Read more →
Submitting to one wrong brings on another
If you allow yourself to be victimised once, you will be victimised again.
Stretch your legs according to your coverlet
This teaches adaptability. If when you lie full length your lower limbs are not covered by the bedclothes, you must bend your legs in order to... Read more →