What "Old Sayings" do you know???

Red sky at night, shepherds delight, red sky at morning, shepherds warning

 

A friend in need is a friend indeed

 

I'm enjoying this thread! Good stuff!

My version though was -
Know what thought did?
He thought his feet were sticking out of bed but when he got out and looked, they weren't!

My mum used to tell me when I pulled a cross face (when little!) "If you don't watch out, the wind will change and you'll stay like that!"

 

Put this on another topic yesterday.My dear grandad chanted this while knocking down walnuts with his gurt big stick....Gloucestershire style.
A woman a dog and a walnut tree,
The harder you beat them the better they be.

 

One fool can ask more questions than a thousand wise men can answer.

 

The spring has sprung
the grass has ris
I wonder where those birdies is
the little birds are on the wing
aint that absurd!
the little wings are on the bird

 

I remember that one, Steve, but I never knew the second bit!

 

When disappointed with something as it was not quite as good as expected - it was "Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!" :eek:

 

As useful as a chocolate poker :D

 

Moit be cabbidge lookin,but yunt as grin :D
Good old gramp

 

"A weed is just a plant in the wrong place"

 

its a bit black over bill's mothers