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Funny Sayings
A single merit cannot make a hundred demerits fade; a hundred merits cannot hide a single demerit.
A single penny fairly got is worth a thousand that are not.
A single rose does not mean it’s spring.
A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
A single stroke fell not the oak.
A single tree cannot make a forest.
A single tree cannot make a forest. A single beam cannot support a great house.
A single tree makes no forest; one string makes no music.
A single untried popular remedy often throws the scientific doctor into hysterics.
A skilled artisan doesn’t fuss about his material.
A skilled worker holds a key to a pantry.
A slave does not choose his master.
A slave yesterday, today a freedman.
A sleepless night is the worst punishment.
A slice off a cut loaf isn’t missed.
A slight suspicion may destroy a good reputation.
A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.
A slip of the tongue ought not to be rashly punished.
A slothful man never has time.
A slow horse will still reach the mill.
A slow messenger is the better for your going to meet him.
A slow-footed hound often has good qualities.
A sly rabbit has three burrows.
A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.
A sly rogue is often in good dress.
A small benefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.
A small bird is betrayed by its chirp.
A small body can hold a big soul.
A small bolt to hold the house is better than none at all.
A small cloud may hide both sun and moon.
A small competence is best.
A small cottage wherein laughter lives is worth more than a castle full of tears.
A small family is soon provided for.
A small fire that warms you, is better than a large one that burns you.
A small fish has sharp spines.
A small fish makes the entire river muddy.
A small gift is better than a great promise.
A small gift, but well-timed.
A small hatchet fells a great oak.
A small house will hold a hundred friends.
A small kitchen does not suffice for two gluttons.
A small leak will sink a great ship.
A small pack becomes a small peddler.
