Contradictory Proverbs

More Fun With Words

[digitalghost]

Here's a few to start you off;

You're never too old to learn - You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Familiarity breeds contempt - Better the devil you know

Great minds think alike - Idiots seldom differ

Know any others?

[lawman]

Haste makes waste.

He who hesitates is lost.

[brakthepoet]

Birds of a feather flock together - Opposites attract

[novice]

Divide and rule. - United we stand, divided we fall.

[TheVisitor]

Absence makes the heart grow fonder - Out of sight is out of mind

[Automan Empire]

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[Sweezely]

Winners never quit - Quit while you're ahead

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

Chickens who live in glasshouses are worth two in the bush.

Look before you leap over a bird in the hand.

[jsinger]

I've always been fascinated by individual words that can have opposite meanings: Sanction can mean to support or to penalize.

Something can move fast or it can be stuck fast.

You can dust crops (add chemical dust) or you can dust a table (wipe it free of dust)

[MatthewHSE]

Many hands make light work - Too many cooks spoil the broth.

[saoi_jp]

Better to be quiet and thought a fool...
The squeeky wheel gets the oil.

The early bird gets the worm. (Would mean something different to that early worm.)

[ska_demon]

BeeDeeDubbleU

You got my sense of humour.

Nice one

Ska

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

This sense of humour is a Brit thing :o)