What "Old Sayings" do you know???

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  1. Marley Farley

    Marley Farley Affable Admin! Staff Member

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    [​IMG] The pot callng the kettle black. ;)
     
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    Soft words butter no parsnips
     
  3. Marley Farley

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    [​IMG] Go to hell in a handbasket. [​IMG]
     
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    Peolple who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!
     
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    Treat every day as though its your last and one day you'll get it right. god that's terrible
     
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    Mum used to say this when she thought we were getting too big for our boots -

    Mmm, you're clever but you'll die.
     
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    This won't buy the baby a new dress
     
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    He fell out the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down :D
     
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    Rain at seven (a.m), dry by eleven (a.m) - my boss swears by this and is more often than not, right
     
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    [​IMG] An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure ;)
    This a quotation from America.
     
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