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1 love 6 "Sine cerere et baccho friget Venus" means "without food and wine" this, represented by Venus, "grows cold"
2 time 5 According to the proverb on perserverance, it's how "the goose is plucked"
3 Money 4 "Never marry for" this; "ye'll borrow it cheaper"
4 a lion 4 "A live dog is better than a dead" one of these regal beasts
5 spoil the broth 4 "Many spoil the broth cooks too"
6 another man's poison 4 One mind's moat is another mind's prison
7 opportunity 3 It "seldom knocks twice"
8 marry 3 Do this "in haste, and repent at leisure"
9 until the fat lady sings 3 "The opera isn't over..."
10 twice shy 3 Once twice shy bitten
11 the grease 3 The grease wheel gets the squeaky
12 Strike while the iron is hot 3 Iron while is the strike hot
13 play 3 "When the cat's away" this happens
14 let sleeping dogs lie 3 Dogs lie sleeping let
15 its weakest link 3 "A chain is no stronger than..."
16 healthy, wealthy & wise 3 "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man..."
17 Actions speak louder than words 3 Words louder than actions speak
18 a woman scorned 3 "Hell hath no fury..."
19 In wine, truth 3 Translation of the Latin proverb "In vino veritas"
20 while the sun shines 2 Smart farmers make hay then
21 war 2 It's "death's feast", & "there has never been a good" one
22 Two heads are better than one 2 Better one are heads than two
23 to catch a thief 2 As Robert Wagner could tell you, one must "set a thief to" do this
24 the wind 2 What "He that troubles his own house will inherit"
25 the sweeter the meat 2 "The nearer the bone..."
26 The pen is mightier than the sword 2 Pen mightier is than the the sword
27 the devil 2 An idle mind is said to be his workshop
28 the bone 2 "The nearer" this, "the sweeter the flesh"
29 spring 2 It's when "a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love"
30 Sleep 2 It's been called "The greatest thief, for it steals half one's life"
31 Sheep 2 "There is a black" one of these animals "in every flock"
32 run deep 2 "Still waters ____ ____"
33 rocks the cradle 2 "The hand that" does this "is the hand that rules the world"
34 Practice what you preach 2 What preach you practice
35 patience 2 As well as "a virtue", it's also "The key of paradise"
36 one man's meat 2 It's "another man's poison"
37 necessity 2 "Experience is the mother of wisdom" & this "is the mother of of invention"
38 music 2 It's been called "the only universal tongue", "the speech of angels" & "the eye of the ear"
39 Miss 2 Oh, shoot! This is "as good as a mile"
40 look 2 OK, OK—"He who hesitates is lost"... but aren't I supposed to do this before I leap?
41 last 2 "He who laughs" this way "laughs best"
42 Honesty 2 Shakespeare said that "no legacy is so rich as" this; maybe that's why it's "the best policy"
43 home 2 "Go abroad and you'll hear news of" this
44 haste 2 It "makes waste"
45 get out of the kitchen 2 "If you can't stand the heat..."
46 fool 2 Dating from the 1500s when it was spelled with 5 letters, "There is no" this "like an old" this
47 dead men 2 They don't bite, they tell no tales & according to Steve Martin, they "Don't Wear Plaid"
48 contempt 2 "Familiarity breeds..."
49 Clothes 2 These "make the man"
50 broken 2 "Promises are like pie-crust, made to be..."

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love 6x 50.0% stumper $450 avg J:4 DJ:2
J $100 1995 It's the 4-letter word that "makes the world go round"
J $500 1996 This "is blind" but "a pennyweight of" it "is worth a pound of law"
DJ $1,200 2020 "Sine cerere et baccho friget Venus" means "without food and wine" this, represented by Venus, "grows cold"
time 5x 20.0% stumper $400 avg J:4 DJ:1
J $400 1988 According to the proverb on perserverance, it's how "the goose is plucked"
J $500 1986 Ben Franklin said you shouldn't "squander" this, "for that is the stuff life is made of"
J $100 1990 It "flees away without delay," "has wings" & "flies"
Money 4x $250 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 2017 "A fool & his" this "are soon parted"
DJ $200 1997 "Never marry for" this; "ye'll borrow it cheaper"
DJ $200 1994 "Idleness is the root of all evil" & so is "the love of" this
a lion 4x 25.0% stumper $600 avg J:4
J $500 2001 "Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of" this majestic animal
J $500 1986 According to the Bible a lazy man who doesn't want to go out to work will say there's 1 of these in the streets
J $600 2013 Now for your spring forecast... "March comes in like" this "& goes out like a lamb"
spoil the broth 4x 25.0% stumper $275 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $400 1989 Campbell's might put this proverb on a sampler over the chef schedules at the factory
J $100 1993 "Too many cooks..."
J $200 2008 Too many cooks...
another man's poison 4x 25.0% stumper $300 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $200 2007 "One man's meat is..."
J $600 2005 One mind's moat is another mind's prison
DJ $200 1998 It completes the proverb "One man's meat is..."
a watched pot never boils 4x $600 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $400 2004 Boils never watched a pot
DJ $600 1990 "A watched pot never" does this
J $800 2006 "A watched P.N.B."
Worth Knowing (84)
opportunity 3 marry 3 until the fat lady sings 3 twice shy 3 the wind 3 the grease 3 the bone 3 Strike while the iron is hot 3 play 3 its weakest link 3 home 3 healthy, wealthy & wise 3 contempt 3 Actions speak louder than words 3 a woman scorned 3 In wine, truth 3 while the sun shines 2 war 2 Two heads are better than one 2 to catch a thief 2 the sweeter the meat 2 The pen is mightier than the sword 2 the devil 2 spring 2 Sleep 2 Sheep 2 run deep 2 rocks the cradle 2 Practice what you preach 2 patience 2 one man's meat 2 necessity 2 music 2 Miss 2 look 2 last 2 haste 2 get out of the kitchen 2 fool 2 dead men 2 Clothes 2 broken 2 birds of a feather 2 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts 2 Better late than never 2 beggars 2 Bark 2 absence 2 A watched pot 2 "Silence is golden" 2 your eyes 2 Work 2 without straw 2 wins the race 2 In vino veritas 2 fire 2 there's hope 2 The walls have ears 2 as the twig is bent 2 he who pays the piper calls the tune 2 the tongue 2 the pen 2 one might as well be hanged for stealing a sheep as a lamb 2 the human breast 2 the bigger they come, the harder they fall 2 tell no tales 2 a stitch in time saves nine 2 Hope for the best but prepare for the worst 2 one good turn deserves another 2 Once Bitten 2 in the mouth 2 make light work 2 Lay down his life 2 a liar 2 If you lie down with dogs, you'll wake up with fleas 2 if wishes were horses, beggars would ride 2 a horse 2 every man for himself 2 cleanliness is next to godliness 2 garbage in, garbage out 2 faint heart never won fair lady 2 eat, drink and be merry 2 Come to an end 2 a change 2

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