Opposite Proverbs

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Opposite Proverbs

A collection of opposite proverbs:

All good things come to those who wait. /\ Time and tide wait for no man.

The pen is mightier than the sword. /\ Actions speak louder than words.

Wise men think alike. /\ Fools seldom differ.

The best things in life are free. /\ There¢‚¬„¢s no such thing as a free lunch .

Slow and steady wins the race. /\ Time waits for no man .

Look before you leap. /\ Strike while the iron is hot .

Do it well, or not at all. /\ Half a loaf is better than none.

Birds of a feather flock together. /\ Opposites attract.

Don¢‚¬„¢t cross your bri dg es before you come to them. /\ Forewarned is forearmed.

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom. /\ Faith will move mountains.

Great starts make great finishes. /\ It ain¢‚¬„¢t over ¢‚¬„¢till it¢‚¬„¢s over.

Practice makes perfect. /\ All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Silence is golden. /\ The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

You¢‚¬„¢re never too old to learn. /\ You can¢‚¬„¢t teach an old dog new tricks

What¢‚¬„¢s good for the goose is good for the gander. /\ One man¢‚¬„¢s meat is another man¢‚¬„¢s poison.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. /\ Out of sight, out of mind.

Hold fast to the words of your ancestors. /\ Wise men make proverbs and fools repeat them.
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Doubt is the beginning of wisdom. /\ Faith will move mountains.

my life is a mess right now because i cant figure out which of these is more right.

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Some of these I agree are opposites but some of them are used in different contexts. Very interesting though
"If there were no eternal consciousness in a man, if at the bottom of everything there were only a wild ferment, a power that twisting in dark passions produced everything great or inconsequential; if an unfathomable insatiable emptiness lay hid beneath everything, what would life be but despair?"

Soren Kierkegaard

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