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Contents
Foreword ix
Section One:
All Together Now 7-16
Birds of a feather flock together
In unity there is strength
It takes two to tango
A man is known by the company he keeps
Misery loves company
There's no place like home
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Two heads are better than one
Two's company, but three's a crowd
Section Two:
Try This 17-27
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Do as I say, not as I do
If you can't beat them, join them
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the
kitchen
Leave well enough alone
Look before you leap
Make hay while the sun shines
Strike while the iron is hot
The way to a man's heart is through his
stomach
When in Rome do as the Romans do
Section Three:
Watch Out! 28-41
All that glitters is not gold
Curiosity killed the cat
Don't bite off more than you can chew
Don't bite the hand that feeds you
Don't count your chickens before they're
hatched
Don't judge a man until you've walked in his
boots
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do
today
Don't put the cart before the horse
A miss is as good as a mile
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
Where there's smoke, there's fire
Section Four:
Getting Ahead 42-52
The first step is always the hardest
Forewarned is forearmed
He who hesitates is lost
No pain, no gain
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
The pen is mightier than the sword
Practice makes perfect
Rome wasn't built in a day
The squeaking wheel gets the oil
You're never too old to learn
Section Five:
It Never Works 53-63
Beggars can't be choosers
Clothes do not make the man
A leopard cannot change his spots
Man does not live by bread alone
Money does not grow on trees
One swallow does not a summer make
Too many chiefs, not enough Indians
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't
make him drink
You can't have your cake and eat it too
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
Section Six:
It's Human Nature 64-77
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Barking dogs seldom bite
Better a live coward than a dead hero
A fool and his money are soon parted
He who laughs last, laughs best
Old habits die hard
One man's gravy is another man's poison
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
There is no honor among thieves
There's more than one way to skin a cat
There's no fool like an old fool
Variety is the spice of life
When the cat's away the mice will play
Section Seven:
Friend or Foe? 78-86
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Blood is thicker than water
Familiarity breeds contempt
A friend in need is a friend indeed
A friend who shares is a friend who cares
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Love is blind
Section Eight:
Words to Live By 87-97
Actions speak louder than words
Better late than never
Better safe than sorry
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Charity begins at home
Haste makes waste
Love makes the world go round
One good turn deserves another
You have to take the good with the bad
You reap what you sow
Section Nine:
Some Things Never Change 98-101
After the feast comes the reckoning
Bad news travels fast
The best things in life are free
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
Good things come in small packages
The grass is always greener on the other side
of the fence
Hindsight is better than foresight
It never rains but it pours
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
Might makes right
No news is good news
Nothing hurts like the truth
Possession is nine-tenths of the law
The proof of the pudding is in the eating
Index of Proverbs 113
Are not present:
Don't cry over spilt milk, Don't judge a
book by its cover, If at first you don't succeed, try, try
again, Necessity is the mother of invention