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obscurity see fame and obscurity
observation
FOUR eyes see more than two
LOOKERS-ON see most of the game
obstinacy
little BIRDS that can sing and won’t sing.. there’s none so BLIND..
he that will to CUPAR maun to Cupar there’s none so DEAF..
if the MOUNTAIN will not come to Mahomet.. SUSSEX won’t be druv
a WILFUL man must have his way
old age
BETTER to wear out than to rust out a CREAKING door hangs longest there’s no FOOL like an old fool when all FRUIT fails, welcome haws the GODS send nuts to those who have no teeth there’s many a GOOD tune played on an old fiddle they that LIVE longest, see most a MAN is as old as he feels..
NEVER too old to learn
OLD soldiers never die
you cannot SHIFT an old tree without it dying you can’t TEACH an old dog new tricks YOUNG folks think old folks to be fools..
YOUNG men may die, but old men must die if YOUTH knew, if age could
omens see also superstition
he that FOLLOWS freits, freits will follow him ONE for sorrow, two for mirth..
STRAWS tell which way the wind blows one SWALLOW does not make a summer
opinions
what MANCHESTER says today..
so many MEN, so many opinions THOUGHT is free
opportunity
EAT, drink, and be merry..
ENGLAND’S difficulty is Ireland’s opportunity all is FISH that comes to the net all is GRIST that comes to the mill MAN’S extremity is God’s opportunity when ONE door shuts, another opens OPPORTUNITY never knocks twice..
STRIKE while the iron is hot
TAKE the goods the gods provide there is a TIME and place for everything TIME and tide wait for no man there is a TIME for everything no TIME like the present YOUTH must be served
opportunity, missed
a BLEATING sheep loses a bite
the GODS send nuts to those who have no teeth
the MILL cannot grind with the water
that is past he that WILL not when he may, when he
will he shall have nay
opportunity, taken
ADVENTURES are to the adventurous when the CAT’S away, the mice will play every DOG has his day
when the GOING gets tough, the tough get going
MAKE hay while the sun shines
NATURE abhors a vacuum
OPPORTUNITY makes
a thief a POSTERN door makes a thief
when TWO dogs are fighting for a bone..
opposites
EAST is east, and west is west
EXTREMES meet
from the SWEETEST wine, the tartest vinegar
optimism
all’s for the BEST..
it is BETTER to travel hopefully..
every CLOUD has a silver lining
don’t COUNT your chickens..
while there’s LIFE there’s hope
NOTHING so bad but it might have been worse
don’t SELL the skin till you have caught the bear
when THINGS are at the worst they begin to mend
if you can WALK you can dance..
orderliness
FIRST come, first served FIRST things first
a PLACE for everything, and everything in its place
there is a TIME and place for everything
origins
the APPLE never falls far from the tree you can take the BOY out of the country.. because a MAN is born in a stable..
past see also history
it is no use CRYING over spilt milk what’s DONE cannot be undone
the MILL cannot grind with the water that is past OLD sins cast long shadows OTHER times, other manners
things PAST cannot be recalled
patience and impatience
ALL things come to those who wait
BEAR and forbear
what can’t be CURED must be endured
HASTE is from the Devil
more HASTE, less speed
HASTE makes waste make HASTE slowly HURRY no man’s cattle the LONGEST way round is the shortest way home there is LUCK in leisure
NOTHING should be done in haste but gripping a flea PATIENCE is a virtue don’t PUT the cart before the horse
REVENGE is a dish that can be eaten cold
ROME was not built in a day
if you SIT by the river for long enough..
SLOW and steady wins the race
SLOW but sure
SOFTLY, softly, catchee monkey
one STEP at a time
we must learn to WALK before we can run
a WATCHED pot never boils
peace
AFTER a storm comes a calm if you want PEACE, you must prepare for war
peril
don’t HALLOO till you are out of the wood
the post of HONOUR is the post of danger
if you PLAY with fire you get burnt
he who RIDES a tiger is afraid to dismount
he who SUPS with the Devil should have a long spoon THREATENED men live long
perseverance see also persistence
be the DAY weary or be the day long..
it’s DOGGED as does it
FALL down seven times..
IN for a penny, in for a pound
it is a LONG lane that has no turning
put a STOUT heart to a stey brae
if at first you don’t SUCCEED..
it is idle to SWALLOW the cow..
the THIRD time pays for all
persistence see also perseverance
CONSTANT dropping wears away a stone you can DRIVE out Nature with a pitchfork . .
ONCE a —, always a —
the PITCHER will go to the well once too often
a STERN chase is a long chase
the TONGUE always returns to the sore tooth where there’s a WILL, there’s a way
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