"He who hesitates is lost" vs. "Everything comes to he who waits."
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder" vs. "Out of sight, out of mind."
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks" vs. "It's never too late to learn."
"The best things in life are free" vs. "There is no such thing as a free lunch."
"Seeing is believing" vs. "Appearances could be deceptive."
"Tomorrow is another day" vs. "Tomorrow never comes."
It's rather funny to notice how the above aphorisms contradict each other. No wonder proverbs are so confusing. In his new book Should You Judge This Book by Its Cover? the author Julian Baggini deconstructs 100 well-known proverbs and phrases we frequently misuse.
The book seems interesting. But, then, not everything that glitters is gold, eh? I am waiting for the Kindle version to be released, so I can read the book on my Kindle. Since I don't want to judge this book by its cover :).
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder" vs. "Out of sight, out of mind."
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks" vs. "It's never too late to learn."
"The best things in life are free" vs. "There is no such thing as a free lunch."
"Seeing is believing" vs. "Appearances could be deceptive."
"Tomorrow is another day" vs. "Tomorrow never comes."
It's rather funny to notice how the above aphorisms contradict each other. No wonder proverbs are so confusing. In his new book Should You Judge This Book by Its Cover? the author Julian Baggini deconstructs 100 well-known proverbs and phrases we frequently misuse.
The book seems interesting. But, then, not everything that glitters is gold, eh? I am waiting for the Kindle version to be released, so I can read the book on my Kindle. Since I don't want to judge this book by its cover :).
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This does sound interesting..I'll have to check it out!..Thanks for sharing..and please do keep sharing..although I don't always post a comment..I really do enjoy reading your blog! xoxo
Awww. That's so sweet :). Thanks a lot. I love you. I just declared my love for you on the world wide web :).
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