Showing posts with label proverbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label proverbs. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Three Swedish Proverbs Translated Into English



"For the one who is waiting on something good, the wait never feels too long."

"You shouldn't shout "I made it!" until you're across the stream."

"You are your own best farm hand."

Monday, March 17, 2014

An American saying - a remake


Most of us - if not all - have heard or even said "The squeakiest wheel gets the grease" one time or another (meaning if you complain or shout the loudest to get attention you get your will and what you want). Today I looked at the saying in a little bit different way. A wheel can not be a wheel without anyone building it. It would not do its duty as a wheel if it wasn't attached securely to a wagon. If it wasn't for the other wheels and the axle and bearing, it would not roll. My angle is gratitude ... for the wagon we all share (earth), the parts that make things work and our fellow wheels.

"Even the squeakiest wheel can't do it alone"

A Diverce Album

  The songs on here are mostly downbeat. Is that the proper way of saying the opposite of upbeat? (musically speaking. the answer is no. Jus...