Timeless Wisdom: Old Sayings Your Grandparents Used to Say

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

A stitch in time saves nine.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

Actions speak louder than words.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Beggars can’t be choosers.

You can’t judge a book by its cover.

The early bird catches the worm.

Look before you leap.

There’s no smoke without fire.

It takes two to tango.

Where there’s muck, there’s brass.

When the cat’s away, the mice will play.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

All that glitters is not gold.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Opportunity knocks but once.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

A watched pot never boils.

Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.

There’s no use crying over spilled milk.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

Actions speak louder than words.

You can’t judge a book by its cover.

A watched pot never boils.

There?s no smoke without fire.

The early bird catches the worm.

Don?t put all your eggs in one basket.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

Where there’s muck, there’s brass.

You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs.

Rome wasn’t built in a day.

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

What goes around comes around.

Money doesn’t grow on trees.

Beggars can’t be choosers.

You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

The grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Actions speak louder than words.

Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.

Beggars can’t be choosers.

Better late than never.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Practice makes perfect.

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.

You can’t judge a book by its cover.

Don’t put the cart before the horse.

A stitch in time saves nine.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

The early bird catches the worm.

When it rains, it pours.

There?s no use crying over spilled milk.

All that glitters is not gold.

Every dog has its day.

Bad news travels fast.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

It takes two to tango.

Slow and steady wins the race.

The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

A watched pot never boils.