A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

The SOONER begun, the sooner done

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  1578 T. GARTER Most Virtuous Susanna (1937) 1. 948 The sooner that we do begin, the sooner is it done. 1872 TROLLOPE Golden Lion xx. ‘I suppose I might as well go to him alone,’ said Michel, groaning. ‘Well, yes. ..Soonest begun, soonest over.’ 1955 M. BOROWSKY Queen’s Knight 46 Sooner task’s begun, sooner task is done—so it’s said. 1987 B. J. MORISON Voyage of Chianti vii. ‘Would you like Viola and me to begin on her book tomorrow?’ Amy asked him. ‘The sooner begun, the sooner done.’ "beginnings and endings; efficiency and inefficiency
  

sore see the TONGUE always returns to the sore tooth.
sorrow see ONE for sorrow, two for mirth; help you to SALT, help you to sorrow.
sorrowing see he that GOES a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing.
sorry see BETTER be safe than sorry.
sort see it takes ALL sorts to make a world.
soul see BREVITY is the soul of wit; CONFESSION is good for the soul; CORPORATIONS have neither bodies to be punished nor souls to be damned; the EYES are the window of the soul; a NATION without a language is a nation without a heart; PUNCTUALITY is the soul of business.
sound see EMPTY vessels make the most sound.
If it SOUNDS too good to be true, it probably is

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  1997 Washington Times 3 June B7 I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, ‘If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.’ Well, in the investment world, I say, ‘If something sounds too good to be true, it definitely is.’ 2001 Washington Times 24 Aug. E18 Apparently the old adage still applies: If a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is. Pass it up, or at least check it out with a call to your Department of Motor Vehicles. 2007 New Scientist 10 Nov. 76 In a few decades.. we’ll be able to program robots to provide all the good stuff of relationships without the bad. If that sounds too good to be true, it probably is. ■ reality and illusion