As any experienced conversationalist can tell you, ambiguity is the key to winning any argument. Following are a few popular proverbs and counter-proverbs that will allow you to turn a conversation in any direction you want. Who can argue with the wit and wisdom of our fore fathers?

• Actions speak louder than words. The pen is mightier than the sword.
• Look before you leap. He who hesitates is lost.
• Many hands make light work. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
• Clothes make the man. Don �t judge a book by its cover.
• Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Better safe than sorry.
• The bigger, the better. The best things come in small packages.
• Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Out of sight, out of mind.
• What will be, will be. Life is what you make it.
• Cross your bridges when you come to them. Forewarned is forearmed.
• What �s good for the goose is good for the gander. One man �s meat is another man �s poison.
• With age comes wisdom. Out of the mouths of babes come all wise sayings.
• The more, the merrier. Two �s company; three �s a crowd.

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• AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT
• On a church door: THIS IS THE GATE OF HEAVEN. ENTER YE ALL BY THIS DOOR. (THIS DOOR IS KEPT LOCKED BECAUSE OF THE DRAFT. PLEASE USE SIDE DOOR.)
• Outside a secondhand shop: WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?
• Outside a photographers studio: OUT TO LUNCH: IF NOT BACK BY FIVE, OUT FOR DINNER ALSO.
• Spotted in a safari park: ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR
• Notice in a field: THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES
• Message on a leaflet: IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS
• Sign on a repair shop door: WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN �T WORK)

Hugs,

Nebal