Last night I spent about half an hour clicking over and over again on the random proverb remixes at http://www.neonwinter.com/sayings/ … It was a lot of fun. Here are the best returns from this foray into capricious randomnocity (organized into categories for convenience):

Made Me Giggle:
You, no gain. (D’oh!)
His bark is worse than your face.
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw a cat.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with some eggs. (pretty much anything with “some eggs” makes me laugh)
Ignorance is boys.
Where there’s smoke there’s you.
Your face will inherit the earth. (this sounds like a bit of a veiled threat)
Two in the bush is a friend indeed. (perhaps this one is about camping…?)
Neccessity is the mother of sorry. (it totally is!)
Every man has small packages. (Really, pretty obvious)
His tools gather no moss. (funnier with the “s” moved to the end of “gather”)
The grass is always greener on your face.

Makes Ya Think:
A cat may look at blood.
Kill two birds with what you eat.
No news is power.
Beauty is nine tenths of the law.
A rolling stone gathers a free lunch.

Reasonable Assertions:
Familiarity breeds knowledge. (Some of my students could stand to grok this)
Power makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. (well, maybe “wise”)
No man is a cat.
Some eggs are better than one.
Laughter is fun.
Hell hath no fury like boils. (I’ve never had one, but this sounds accurate)
Drink favours the bold.
A penny saved is a penny saved.

Classical Studies:
Rome never strikes twice in the same place. (I think this is my favorite!)
A journey of a thousand miles begins with beauty.
Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved rome.

Wise:
Virtue is the earth.
People in glass houses shouldn’t throw honesty.
Try again begins with one step.
Pride is the root of all evil. (The late Ezra T. Benson would approve)
There’s no use crying over a woman.

Strangely Wise:
A silver lining spoils the broth.
Necessity is the mother of home.
There’s no such thing as beauty.
There’s no use crying over valour.
Laughter is next to godliness.
Children should be seen, not perfect.
The road to hell is paved with those who wait.
Ignorance travels fast.
Two is company; three is two wrongs. (so… one is no wrongs?)
The law breeds contempt.
Ignorance is valour.
There are two sides to bliss.
Clothes make the law. (especially powdered wigs or suits from expensive tailors)
Many hands make blood.

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