You Know That Saying ... (T/F?)

[homoe]

The blind leading the blind.....



A person helping or advising someone knows as little about the subject as the person who is being advised.

[Kätzchen]

.....The Whole Kit and Kaboodle.....

This idiom essentially means "everything and more."

*True*

[homoe]

Possession is nine points of the law.........



In disputes over property ownership, the person in possession of something is sometimes said to have nine-tenths a chance of winning it in a legal argument.

[homoe]

The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak...

To give in to doing something you're trying to resist just because it gives you the pleasure.

[homoe]

You pays your money and you takes your chances...


A humorous way of saying that we sometimes must trust in luck when buying or taking a chance on something.

[homoe]

A constant guest is never welcome......



We are apt to grow to dislike friends who visit us too often.

[homoe]

A closed mouth catches no flies.............


It is better not to say anything than to say something that might get you into trouble

[homoe]

Books and friends should be few but good...



You do not need to have too many friends or read too many books in order to live a balanced, fulfilled and complete life as long as the friends and books you do have are full of substance

[homoe]

Bread always falls buttered-side down....



Of two possibilities, it often seems that the more negative one will occur.


Sidebar: Don't forget perhaps this is when the 10 second rule is most important!

[homoe]

Brevity is the soul of wit....


When you want to sound clever, it is better to be brief rather than long-winded

[homoe]

"If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly".......



Cheap goods are usually not the best in terms of quality.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by homoe

Bread always falls buttered-side down....



Of two possibilities, it often seems that the more negative one will occur.


Sidebar: Don't forget perhaps this is when the 10 second rule is most important!

aka Murphy's Law

Whatever can go wrong, will.

[homoe]

"There but for the grace of God go I."


I too, like someone seen to have suffered misfortune, might have suffered a similar fate, but for God's mercy.

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

Bread always falls buttered-side down....



Of two possibilities, it often seems that the more negative one will occur.


Sidebar: Don't forget perhaps this is when the 10 second rule is most important!

I have always thought that if buttered bread fell to the floor, buttered side down, then it's because the weight of the butter supercedes the weight of the bread.....therefore it's only natural that gravity should cause the buttered side to hit the floor first.

On the bright side, I like the Ten Second rule.

[Kätzchen]

"Open your mouth only if what you are going to say is more beautiful than silence," ~ Buddhist Proverb.


(True).

[homoe]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery....



When someone copies what you do, it means they really admire you or the way you do things

[homoe]

It's better to give than to receive........



Giving is more blessed than receiving.

I think this is true.
It always makes me happy giving someone an unexpected gift at an unexpected time

[homoe]

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people....


Laughter is the best way to break the ice between strangers or enemies

[homoe]

Man cannot live by bread alone..........


It takes more than food to complete your life.

Not so sure about this, I do L O V E my bread...

[homoe]

never say never....


Always leave room for change.