dueling proverbs

[Garrett]

Proverbs, cliches, conventional wisdom, whatever. Show the conflict. They can be obvious, like:

an eye for an eye
vs
turn the other cheek

or more obscure, like

what goes around comes around
vs
nice guys finish last.

I know you have one. Give it up.

[HAMMER]

like:
life's a bitch then you die
vs
life is like a bowl of cherries

[David B]

Look before you leap v he who hesitates is lost

David B

[HAMMER]

Save for a rainy day
vs
Burning a hole in my pocket

[Brother Daniel]

Great minds think alike.
vs
Fools seldom differ.

[Lucretius III]

Many hands make light work.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

[Magdlyn]

I am a rock I am an island

No man is an island entire unto himself

[Lucretius III]

Slight digression

No Man is an island ...well there is the Isle of Man I guess

No Man is an island (except the one that is )entire unto himself

Not quite got the same ring to it somehow

[HAMMER]

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
vs
Good fences make good neighbors

[Untheist]

Out of sight, out of mind.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

[Garrett]

The road to hell is paved with good intentions
vs
It's the thought that counts

[HAMMER]

A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master.
Russian Proverb

vs

A good husband is healthy and absent.
Japanese Proverb

[Gagundathar Inexplicable]

The squeaking wheel gets the grease.

vs.

Silence is golden.

[Garrett]

Everybody needs love

vs

Love hurts

[HAMMER]

The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree
vs
We should all move up a bit from our parent station ( Eminem, proverb? )

[Garrett]

If at first you don't succeed, try & try again
vs
Don't beat a dead horse

[Untheist]

"They told me that practice makes perfect. Then they told me nobody's perfect. So I stopped practicing."

-Steven Wright