[Lovers India] Proverbs and their opposites

3Things dat a CHILD Can Teach us:
*2 B Happy 4 No Reason.
*2 B Always Busy Doing Something.
*2 Know How 2 Demand Small Things Without Ego!

When there's confusion in the marketplace, there is opportunity. (Bill Gates)

The Chinese Farmer

There is a Chinese story of an old farmer who had an old horse for tilling his fields. One day the horse escaped into the hills and, when all the farmer's neighbours sympathised with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, 'Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?'
 
A week later the horse returned with a herd of wild horses from the hills and this time the neighbours congratulated the farmer on his good luck. His reply was, 'Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?'
 
Then, when the farmer's son was attempted to tame one of the wild horses, he fell off its back and broke his leg. Everyone thought this very bad luck. Not the farmer, whose only reaction was, 'Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?'
 
Some weeks later the army marched into the village and conscripted every able-bodied youth they found there. When they saw the farmer's son with his broken leg they let him off. Now was that good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?

NEWTON'S THIRD LAW STATES: "EVERY ACTION HAS AN EQUAL AND AN OPPOSITE REACTION".
SO IT WOULD STAND TO REASON THAT EVERY PROVERB HAS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE PROVERB.

 

ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT	BUT	TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NONE
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD	BUT	ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
WISE MEN THINK ALIKE	BUT	FOOLS SELDOM DIFFER
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE	BUT	THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH
SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE	BUT	TIME WAITS FOR NONE
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP	BUT	STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT
DO IT WELL, OR NOT AT ALL	BUT	HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER	BUT	OPPOSITES ATTRACT
DON'T CROSS YOUR BRIDGES BEFORE YOU COME TO THEM	BUT	FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED
DOUBT IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM	BUT	FAITH WILL MOVE MOUNTAINS
GREAT STARTS MAKE GREAT FINISHES	BUT	IT ISN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT	BUT	ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY
SILENCE IS GOLDEN	BUT	THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE
YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN	BUT	YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER	BUT	ONE MAN'S MEAT IS ANOTHER MAN'S POISON
ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER	BUT	OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH	BUT	MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK
HOLD FAST TO THE WORDS OF YOUR ANCESTORS	BUT	WISE MEN MAKE PROVERBS AND FOOLS REPEAT THEM

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M.Yusuf
Coonoor Nilgris

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