Old Sayings And Their Meanings Rediscover Forgotten Wisdom

Ever heard an old phrase and wondered where it came from? These old sayings are catchy and full of wisdom.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

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[@patkelly6561]

My grandfather used to say, "If we all liked the same things we'd all be chasing your grandmother around"

[@alph8654]

Crazy Kid !!

[@user-tl3uf2fd5k]

Love it

[@judipierry549]

“Useless as t*ts on a boar hog.” That was one of my Grandpa’s favorites. I have also used it a time or a hundred myself.

[@PapawMule]

Heard my dad say that too..

[@user-tl6wh3ko7t]

My dad said "There are going to be days like this." He just forgot to tell me how many! 😮

[@donaldhoffman285]

When ever I would skin a knee or mash a finger, my grandpa would quote the family motto, “If you are gonna be stupid, you gotta be tough”

[@judipierry549]

Love It! Ours is, “No blood, no bump, no bruise, get outa here.”

[@mafirearmsafety]

You are only as good as your word, no matter whatever else you might have.

[@ocvettek07]

Grandpa had a saying for every occasion. He came in for breakfast after chores one frigid morning and exclaimed "It's colder than a mother-in-law's kiss out there!" Another time, when I was frightened by two men loudly threatening one another, he told me not to worry, that "an empty wagon rattles loudest - same goes for people".

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

Sounds like your Grandpa was something special! Thank you for sharing his sayings with us!

[@HyloWard]

He wanted to say. Colder than a whores Heart.💕👽

[@joycephillips8212]

Funny as all get out

[@hlriiiviiiv]

When I didn’t believe my grandpas story he would say “Boy if I tell you that rooster will pull the freight train, you can go on and hook him up”

[@mandovapehater6988]

My dad said the same thing. Colder than a mother in laws kiss.

[@walterking4207]

...as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

[@donnadeering1471]

My dad always said your only as good as your word.

[@kerrybutler5908]

"Don't let the cat out of the bag" comes from the days of sail when standard punishment was the cat-o-nine tails. A whip kept in a black bag. Punishment's were carried out on deck as below deck there was "not enough room to swing a cat". " Never buy a pig in a poke" refers to the practice of putting a cat in a poke ( bag) and selling it as a piglet.

[@kevinsmith7287]

My mum taught these old sayings but would always add a twist, i.e, the early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

great saying to reply to the "early bird" people. 😎

[@andrewgraves4026]

The early worm gets eaten!

[@crystalbelle2349]

My late Dad changed them old sayings too, like: if a frog had wings, he would be an ugly bird. - Troy Carter at age 83

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

@@crystalbelle2349 your Dad sounded like an interesting guy

[@rhodawatkins4516]

I'd rather have cheese than worms!

[@billdanosky]

"The days are long and the years are short."

[@tomgunn8004]

Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes! That way you'll be a mile away from him and.......you'll have his shoes!

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

😂Well, I've never heard that explanation before. Thanks for sharing!

[@firecracker187]

​@TheFarmersLamp1 it's a paraprosodokian

[@Katie-yu1cv]

I had to look that up. I use this form of humor to keep tourists entertained but I doubt I'll find a use for the word so I'll toss it in the omniumgatherum with all the other words I don't get to use.​@@firecracker187

[@chbears07]

Jack Handey

[@brookswade5774]

Never look a gift horse in the mouth was started because in the old days, looking at a horses teeth was the way to judge the age of a horse. So it was rude to look in its mouth if it was given to you.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

That’s another good meaning. Don’t you enjoy how there are so many different ways of looking at things. 😉

[@brookswade5774]

@@TheFarmersLamp1 Definitely. There’s always 3 or 4 different origins, it seems.

[@stevemoore5053]

Also, it's health.

[@lennychorn147]

Have you all forgotten history? The don't look a gift horse in the mouth, has its origin in the Trojan Horse gift.

[@r.f.pennington746]

My Dad...RIP...used a variation when he saw something that someone else had, and wished he had it instead: he'd either say, "If I had that (whatever) and he had a wooden leg, then we'd both have something." Or else it was, "If I had (whatever) and he had a feather up his nose, we'd both be tickled." I grew up in rural Oklahoma in the 50's. EVERYONE was always using comparisons, wit, similes, exaggerations, cut-downs, you name it. That was the easiest way to tell if someone wasn't "from around there."

[@davidking9724]

But it wasn't nose.....the way I heard it 😅😂

[@r.f.pennington746]

@@davidking9724 You would be correct! My Dad had a way of cleaning things up...

[@conorolaf1762]

Never look back or you'll plant a crooked row.

[@michaelwatson7298]

Yea but you get more seed in a crooked row.😂

[@alph8654]

@@michaelwatson7298 That is what i was going to say. You are right on!!

[@YBSirus]

My grandfathers saying: Wish in one hand and spit in the other, see which one fills up first.

[@JackFlaps]

that rhymes with the way I heard it

[@GhostRider-sc9vu]

@@JackFlaps My Great Grandmother used the first version, me I use yours.

[@slimer1984]

Those grumpy old men

[@olddoggeleventy2718]

No matter where you go, there you are.

[@user-kb3it8jf8t]

Wherever you've been there you were

[@olddoggeleventy2718]

@@user-kb3it8jf8t When I got there, I wasn't where I thought I was and didn't know where I went till I got back to where I thought I was.

[@user-kb3it8jf8t]

@@olddoggeleventy2718 wherever you thought you were is where you thought you might be.

[@olddoggeleventy2718]

@@user-kb3it8jf8t Until I wasn't there anymore and then I didn't know where I was, even before I got to where I wasn't before then.

[@user-kb3it8jf8t]

@@olddoggeleventy2718 so where you weren't you never were

[@psychonaut702]

When us young kids would pick our noses, our grandmother would either declare, "That man's been dead for years" or "There's no gold in them hills". I never understood what she was trying to tell us until I was older.

[@timothyvankleeck2452]

My Dad told me, if you're gonna. Soar with the eagles at night. You'd better be ready to scratch with the chickens in the morning. Thx Pops I've never missed a day of work because I was too tired from partying too much.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

Good one!

[@janewasson4845]

G ma said Sitting isn't doing. G pa said, do it, do it right, do it right now, and for God's sake, don't tell me about it. ( wanting praise) l miss them both! ❤️

[@stevemoore5053]

A month of Sundays; I heard that it means "I haven't seen you in a long time"

[@alanrawson-wg8io]

31 Sundays is a long time

[@1pcfred]

If there's 4 Sundays in every month and a month is about 30 days long then a month of Sundays is seven and a half months.

[@crystalbelle2349]

@@alanrawson-wg8io thank you lol. At age 62 I still hadn’t figured that one out, but makes perfect sense. :)

[@alanrawson-wg8io]

👍😊

[@dennisanderson3895]

2:53 Although Mark Twain once advised, "Put all you eggs in one basket. Then WATCH THAT BASKET!"

[@Pattiemarie3]

As a kid I learned so many of this sayings from my Mom and Grandma. Then I loved the western shows on TV and the language I I emulated such as from Roy Roger’s and rest of the gang 😊. I entered college kinda late in life to become a teacher. In college I was made aware of how I spoke. lol came to quite a shock to me. although my teachers said they enjoyed it I worked very hard to change so much, but I haven’t forgotten these colorful and once important saying. I am enjoying your video. Thank you.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

Thanks for sharing your story with us!

[@danburch9989]

"Fences should be horse high, bull strong and pig tight" in today's world applies to protecting your proerty from intruders and undesirables.

[@karenbeach5896]

Today, you need concertina wire. 👹👹

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

I can see that

[@mafirearmsafety]

in short, democrats

[@christopherbarrett9749]

Love one my Dad used to say, "likea boy whistling as he walks past the cemetery!" Now that I am older, I understand, as a kid I didn't get that one.

[@StanleypeterDickinson]

Best gift is Jesus forgiveness, He aint flawed or a liar, and He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, or that fate worse than death. He's The Living breath. I read His texts.

[@choppacity4348]

Amen

[@joemilwaukee393]

My dad used to say “ between you, me, and the fence post”, meaning to keep what he says between us.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

I still say that one! 😀

[@GhostRider-sc9vu]

@@TheFarmersLamp1 Ditto

[@crystalbelle2349]

My son is an only child & said he was age 12 figuring out his Dad didn’t think his name was Fence Post lol.

[@Larry660]

4:35: I've also heard, "The early worm deserves the bird."

[@thomastrout9997]

The early bird catches the worm...but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese.

[@JoseRodriguez-uj5gr]

@@thomastrout9997the worm that got caught was up earlier than the bird 😂

[@williewonka6694]

Not letting the cat out of the bag refers to the "Cat o' nine tails" used to punish sailor's with lashed. The cat was stored in a bag, until the Captain determined a punishment was to be administered.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

I have found there are many ways these old sayings have been used over the years. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@bobdevlieg8550]

My dad was in WWII and when commenting on a woman who looked just so-so, he would say "nothing to write home about."

[@user-im6ou8dl6o]

When seeing a beautiful woman he would say her pee has a blade on it that whistles

[@billammann9807]

Fascinatingly informative.

[@richardwarren3863]

I remember my dad saying, if your want to soar with the eagles, you can't hang around with turkeys, lol.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

Good one!

[@user-nq8vm2iv9v]

In West Virginy when something is easy, "We're on a downhill pull!". And "Cookin with gas now!".

[@RagtimeAnnie]

Adding to "the cat in the bag" is - "Don't buy a pig in a poke" ("Poke" meaning a small bag or sack - maybe a burlap or flour sack)

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

I know some mountain people that still use "Poke" a lot thanks for sharing

[@navret1707]

@@TheFarmersLamp1 - Here in the mountains of Western NC they still do.

[@crystalbelle2349]

@@navret1707 I moved from the mountains of WV to central NC & still had much to learn bc we all have different expressions. Was visiting my neighbor through the woods one evening & dark sneaked in before I walked back home. Told them I had to get home but had a light with to avoid snakes. Her husband stood up & said, “stay as late as you want & I will carry you home”! I said, “NO WAY! I will be fine but you can’t carry me! You would hurt your back”! The entire family busted into laughter as my friend explained it as an expression for driving me home. LoL that was in the eighties so I have converted from hillbilly to Tarheel, finally. So, Hey, neighbor!

[@diannelane5211]

I love the one Grandma always said when you asked her to do something when she was busy. She'd say I'll get to it in 3 shakes of a dead lambs tail. In other words .... Never!!!!

[@fjb4932]

A Month of Sundays: We moved to N. Carolina about 1964. One sunday my Mother hung the wash out on the clothes line. Neighbor lady came bustling over warning her about working on a sunday. The part i remember most was how when she said the ground would open up and swallow my Mother, she actually took as step back and looked at the ground, actually expecting to see my Mother be swallowed as the ground opened. And she was a Baptist. The Southern Baptist try to be even more fanatical. The Catlicks have their work cut out for them . . . ☆

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

old sayings bring back alot of memories thanks for sharing

[@e.conboy4286]

They were very good at giving any opinion, weren’t they!

[@user-im6ou8dl6o]

Some Baptist would seperate the rooster from the hens on Sunday to keep the Sabbath

[@ElectricSoul828]

I love old sayings

[@dieselbronco9247]

The early bird may catch the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese!

[@davidbarnes7711]

You don't go plowin when you know there's rattlers in the field. Or, Ya done plowed up a rattler.

[@gailbean7497]

He was so mad he could chew nails and spit tacks.

[@paulsmodels]

The lights are on but nobodys home. Life is like a box of chocolates. Bob's your uncle.

[@winnon992]

My granddaddy always used to say when someone was worried about something that might not even happen was ; Don’t be digging up snakes.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

good one

[@Ryarios]

‘That dog won’t hunt" is used for most anything that’s unacceptable

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

it was a favorite saying of my great uncle

[@user-tl3uf2fd5k]

My mom used to say a lot when there's a will there's a way. That was if you came up against something difficult to do or you couldn't figure out how to do it. Meaning if you really want to get it done you'll figure out how to do it

[@battalion151R]

"His memory's as short as the hair on a bee's knees." Refers to someone having a very short memory. I've found that Mark on "Moonshiner's" has a ton of sayin's that I've never heard before. But, there's a lot of wisdom in 'em.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

That’s a good one!

[@pughoneycutt1986]

That is cooler than a Siberian snow snake. The early bird gets the worm but the early worm gets eaten, it's important to know which one you are.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

Well, now the Siberian snow snake is a new one on me. Thanks for sharing!

[@daniel_O_Grady6816]

But everybody knows the worm that's late.Don't get ate.😮

[@Ryarios]

Eagles may fly, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines…

[@Cam-vz2zk]

Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug...

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

@@Cam-vz2zk 🤣

[@judyward5335]

My grandmother always used the expression when something happened fast that it was like”when Grant took Richmond”.

[@Michael-ep1ll]

Darn it. Guess i olde i knew all these.man getting old a pain.

[@Michael-ep1ll]

I am reminded this AM. That my Great Grandmother would often point at all the kids and say about me ***Boy you are always as Busy As A Long Tailed CAT in a room full of Rocking Chairs...♾️🪖

[@mightymystery9204]

Getting old is hard, but life made me tough enough to face it.

[@crystalbelle2349]

@@mightymystery9204it sure does that! Getting old is painful, but beats the alternative to me as a mother & grandmother. Don’t want my children to know the pain of losing a parent until I simply can’t tough it out anymore, so we’ve got this, God willing. ~

[@mightymystery9204]

@@crystalbelle2349 That love will make a solid foundation for them in years to come, and that love will be a warm light in their heart far beyond the span of time.

[@HughButler-lb6zs]

The saying " keep your nose to the grindstone" originated from grinding grain.in.a grist mill. If the grain.got too hot, it would ruin. So you smelled the grinding stone to monitor the grain.

[@24revealer]

I'd like to hear everyone's interpretation of "Can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear". This was in a book I read.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

I would say it means you can't take just anything and make it fit for certain higher purposes.

[@crickettmoon7082]

It means you cant make something of value out of something inferior. IE- It is what it is no mater what you wish it could be.

[@NanaBren]

In the context that I am used to, it refers to someone who is unrealistic in expectation or a situation where it would take a miracle to make it work.

[@rupe53]

@@NanaBren like spinning straw into gold?

[@pamelaforest5864]

The saying that don’t look a gift horse in the mouth was because horses ages were calculated by their teeth. You might not be as grateful if you find out it was very old.

[@eddieboggs8306]

My father would say of something stupid someone had done,"well ignorance will play it's part."

[@andyandersen8330]

it’s raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

Another new one on me. Thanks for sharing It!

[@randallharmsen5802]

Any rock doesn’t have to be flat! LOL

[@electricman523]

Do you remember that great old western actor Leroy Rogers? He starred in that famous movie "How Duh Wes Be Won"

[@curtpiazza1688]

Great stuff! 😂

[@ronb1401]

The expression is " haven't seen you in a month of sundays". 30 days in month, so month of sundays would take 30 weeks.

[@steveburger2669]

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. - My understanding is that you look into a horse’s mouth to determine the horse’s age as determined by how worn down the teeth are. Worn teeth show that your “gift” is old and near death. Like getting a gift car that has 300,000 miles on the odometer.

[@voiceofraisin241]

There is also hoof and mouth disease.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

thats what my husband said his grandpa always said

[@clarencegreen3071]

A related saying is "getting long in the tooth." This refers to the receding gums of a horse as it ages, exposing more of the tooth. Therefore if you're getting up in years, you're getting long in the tooth.

[@Onwardthruthefog51]

My MaMa used to say, they'll promise you everything from an amazing grace to a floatin' opportunity! 😊 Another one was"if my butt had teeth, it would have eat a hole in the car seat"!!😮

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

love it

[@bruceheishman7831]

If my Auntie had balls, she'd be my Uncle

[@LB-ty6ks]

Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off altogether.

[@user-ho7up8qe2p]

"That ain't no hill for a stepper."

[@johnpaulmorin7511]

Very entertaining video!

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

So glad you enjoyed it. Be sure to read the article for more!

[@user-bu5ye3mr5w]

Let's get the show on the road around here. Meaning, work faster and be more productive. I never knew what this meant, until I saw an old carnival movie and this is exactly what the carnival boss says, get busy and pack up this show, and get it on the road to the next town. High time you did something, this comes from airplane engines when parts are replaced after a certain number of hours in service. So it's like, high time to replace the valves. My dad Herb used to holler at me when I was a kid, and he had a dozen old sayings, I never knew what they meant, like straighten up and fly right. Or come down off your high horse

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

interesting

[@mightymystery9204]

High time may also refer to the old habit of working from dawn to dusk. If noon came and it wasn't started, someone was lazy or slow, and likely to be disappointed.

[@user-tl3uf2fd5k]

Get off your high horse I think means to not be snobby or think you're better than anybody else. Get back to reality. Straighten up and fly right I think means like get your act together and live your life in the right way

[@mandovapehater6988]

Sundays dont mean nothing anymore around here. So many people moving to my area without a clue about that. Mowing,weed eating, shooting etc. Sunday used to be quiet around here. Just another day to these dang move-ins.

[@alph8654]

Saturday, is the seventh day of the week and the Bible Sabbath.

[@mandovapehater6988]

@@alph8654 nope... I know Sunday isn't either. It actually changes every month. You're just looking at the calendar we use today. That's not the same calendar they used back then. I used to know how to tell but forgot over the years. It's sad because it causes us to break a commandment by not "keeping the Sabbath". Unfortunately the devil probably sits back and laughs. I'm sure he's behind the change of calendars just like everything else that has changed.

[@alph8654]

@@mandovapehater6988 From all of my studies on the matter the calender has only changed once since the days of Christ and it was adjusted to keep all the days the same. Personally i keep the 7th day of the week, Saturday. It is the day that God gave us and has not been changed by God, just sinful men.

[@mandovapehater6988]

@@alph8654 carry on man. Maybe you're right. I hope it's enough that we that try to keep the Sabbath in some way or the other will be found pleasing in His sight.

[@alph8654]

@@mandovapehater6988 We need to do what we believe is right with the Lord and His word. Read Isaiah 58. Here is the last 2 verses of that chapter. 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, [from] doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking [thine own] words: 58:14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it]. Hope to see you on the sea of glass brother !!!

[@gaymichaelis7581]

Loves these!!!! I’ve never seen this video at all!! And there are so many sayings I’ve never heard of!!! And some that are very familiar, and some that are not so familiar!!! And the fellow who is doing the narrating is quite comical at times!!!! Love this!!! Thank you, any & all for this!!! Have you found the gospel of Jesus Christ yet?! We are in the last days!!! ❤️🥰🌎🙏💙🩷👍🪴🤗🤟😇

[@CaptainKoozmack]

"Ya can't put lipstick on a pig" Refers to a home renovation or remodel on a structurally compromised home

[@user-xj6uu8lq5z]

you can pull me a lot further than you can push me

[@jesseostone386]

“Happy as a clam at high tide!” A clam, buried in the sand and covered by water so as not to be easily found and dug up, is safe and protected. 👍🏼

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

love it.

[@crystalbelle2349]

@@TheFarmersLamp1 heard that all my life, but hadn’t asked so never understood until now. Thank you SO much for this informative page! GBU & yours. ~

[@christopherbarrett9749]

Happy as a clam at a people bake, was one of my Dad's favorite sayings.favorite sayings.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

@@christopherbarrett9749 sounds like your dad was a funny guy

[@richardw3470]

Pig tight. Pigs are smart, probably the smartest farm animal we have today. The fence has to withstand their brain power as much as their brute power. I read some stacked boxes or boards left in their area and were working on using them to climb out. Must have been strong boxes, boars and sows are huge. A saying everyone knows is 'lie down with dogs, get up with fleas'; we all know the meaning, you're known by the company you keep.

[@joesmith7427]

If livestock causes you damage today, the owner can pay!! I remember my uncle buying a guy who hit his cow on the highway, a brand new car- pick one you want and tell the dealer to send him the bill !! My uncle got what was left of the cow!

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

Yeah some states, like the one we live in, are fence out states which means the livestock owner isn’t responsible when they damage your property. Every state has different laws.

[@evienelson7202]

This one from my Mother (I’m 93+years old), perfect for the loudmouth people of today “VIRTUE OF ALL VIRTUES, KEEP YOUR TOUNGE BEHIND YOUR TEETH” and another “MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THEIR BUTT FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND”

[@cjim4875]

Don't let the cat out of the bag actually refers to punishment of sailors aboard British naval ships. The cat of nine tails was kept in a velvet bag. When it was removed from the bag it meant someone was to be whipped.

[@startover125]

Maybe that’s another reason, our forefathers developed America

[@startover125]

Don’t get me wrong, I love theBrits! God bless America and God bless the UK

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

There’s always more than one meaning depending on location and era. That’s one reason why I love old sayings.😀

[@carlluft8175]

“Pick up the slack” or “Take up the Slack”, came from the canal era when boats were pulled by horses and Mules

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

Nice one. Thanks for sharing!

[@arthurgay5746]

Slow is smooth and smooth is faster !!!

[@bertsteele139]

As for “never look a gift horse in the mouth”. You judge a horses age and general health by looking at its teeth.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

thats what my husbands grandpa used it as

[@mountainmawmaw863]

We still say most of this here.

[@garybranson9679]

Grandpa often stated. . I am happy as a dead pig in the sunshine.... Came from... Hot summers in West Texas... Old pigs cannot handle the heat and sometimes die out in the field.... When Texans saw the dead pig....it always had a mouth that dried up into a big smile...

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

Another new one on me! Thanks for sharing with us.

[@rodneyvenables]

I heard a different one for letting the cat out of the bag. In the days of sailing ships in the British navy, if a sailor screwed up big enough they would secure his ankles to the rails beside a cannon an supply him with the materials to make a "cat of nine tails" with which to flog him. As it was considered bad luck for the cat to be seen below decks, the cat would go into a leather bag until it was time to use it. Then and only then would you "let the cat out of the bag". After use the cat was then thrown overboard.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

have never heard that one. thanks for sharing

[@bcavin57]

A drowning man gets no wetter

[@donalddangerfield8064]

The reason you don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.. is because that’s how you tell how old a horse is and generally the first thing you check when you’re buying a horse.. so you don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Or have criticism of a free gift

[@jeffharper7579]

My thoughts to ,if you can work you should! No offense to all the disabled people but to many my opinion that set back and do nothing while the rest of us work, I have bad back, shoulders and spine issues but I still work, can't climb on the crusher plant at work no more but I can still be a gopher , go get this go get that .

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

respect

[@Katie-yu1cv]

I don't work, I won't work. Folks see me playing with power tools or my hoe and rake and try to hire me. Silly people! Life is too short for wasting a minute on work.

[@brianlester8367]

The early bird gets the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

[@joesmith7427]

Dont mistake age for wisdom!!

[@user-kb3it8jf8t]

Don't mistake kindness for weakness.

[@rupe53]

as you were saying... there's no fool like an old fool!

[@CaptainKoozmack]

Old farmer Hayes cattle were the best in the valley "they were outstanding in their field "

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

😆

[@akamogg8747]

THE VALUE OF 'PROVERBS' IS TO CAUSE THE OBSERVER TO 'THINK' AND LEARN FROM EVIDENCE SO AS TO RECOGNIZE A THING WITHOUT THE NEED TO ACTUALLY TAKE IT IN HAND.

[@kyleeverett7059]

Very good

[@markmaunsell3409]

We get too soon old And too late smart

[@user-ji7yr7wg2x]

If a frog had wings he wouldn’t bump his butt on the ground

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

😂

[@MaryellenWickander-ox2qh]

Working from can't see to can't see means starting work so early the sun isn't up to so late the sun has gone down.

[@emilypatterson4479]

The early bird catches the worm... But the late worm lives longer.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

Have never heard that one. nice

[@emilypatterson4479]

@@TheFarmersLamp1 I added that when I was young. Was my response when my grandmother would be ushering us out the door early for groceries or whatever.

[@RandThompson-dd3sk]

The early bird gets the worm... But the second mouse gets the cheese.

[@krispoli22]

Lot of people don't know the second parts. Curiosity killed the cat satisfaction brought him back. Sqweeking wheel gets the greese or replaced.

[@BennyC-qg6rd]

"Letting the cat out of a box", didn't refer to felines. It referred to a cat-o-nine tails, which was used as a form of punishment. The 'Cat' was nine cords with clay balls on each end and used as a whip to deliver brutal wounds

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

One of the things we discovered is that old sayings have many different meanings often related to era, location, and customs of the people. That’s one thing we enjoy about them!

[@b-villeboy2704]

Before you're married it's puddin and pie ... after you're married it's root hog or die.

[@cherylhaass6609]

Horse’s ages are determined by examining the teeth. If you look into a gift horse’s mouth, you may discover that he’s beyond his “Best By” date!

[@johnsmithSongbird]

Mares tail A cloud in sky with a rare form of a horse tail Weather is going to change

[@christopherbarrett9749]

Sailors say that a mares tail indicates windy day, coming up.

[@LesterMoore]

Actually many sayings are nautical in origin. Letting the cat out of the bag refers to the flogging instrument (The Cat of Nine Tails) of severe punishment. Malcontent sailors were tied to a grating and flogged on their naked backs with the nine tailed and knotted rope until they passed out in pain and blood. Hence the warning to keep one's mouth closed lest the words fall on authoritative ears, thus leading to the Cat O' Nine Tails be let (pulled) out of the baize bag that held the fearsome punishment tool.

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

That’s an interesting meaning. I love that there’s always more than one.

[@deweyplanck9850]

Curiosity killed the cat, but it saved the rats butt.

[@louf7178]

Well come

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

I’ve always liked that one. “Ye are come well, you are well come, ye are welcome”🥰

[@robertdenning2304]

I'm fine as frog hair split 4 ways!!!

[@TheFarmersLamp1]

That’s a good one!

[@Fww5522]

Colder than a well diggers ass.

[@balsachopper7]

Mine is "l'm fine as frog hair and twice as ugly." Frog doesn't have hair, so l'm not good and l'm twice as ugly as that frog. Gets a laugh whenever l use it.

[@dixieboy5688]

Like trying to put socks on a rooster . Very difficult.

[@drdehailey]

Don't let the cat out of the bag . . . on 18th century ships the cat-o-nine tails was kept in a bag.

[@JohnCurtis6140]

My mom's parents were from England and she had all kinds of weird sayings, like " I'm so mad I could spit shit.