5 more pure American Proverbs

Adriano Japan 1 2 21
And 5 more pure american proverbs:

- Rome was not built in a day.
- Necessity is the mother of invention.
- Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
- Cheaters never prosper.
- When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

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Marcio_Farias 1 24 214
Classical as these proverbs may seem, you'll eventually find a translation for most of them all in whatever language you choose on the Internet.
Thomas 7 62 296
Variations...

Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is a motha. (MOTHA, not mother. It is short for an impolite expression, and the meaning is "something difficult, unpleasant, etc.)
(humor)

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Early to bed, early to rise, is the curse of the working man.
(humor)

Cheaters never prosper.
Cheaters never win, and winners never cheat.
(Very common variation.)

The early bird gets the worm.
But who wants to eat a worm? (humor - Said in reply to the person to says the proverb.)

So unto others as you would have others do unto you.
Do unto others, and then cut out. (humor - to cut out = to leave)
Adriano Japan 1 2 21
Thank you Thomas for the variations!! :)
Hi Marcio! I just wanted to share the expressions ok? :P
Marcio_Farias 1 24 214
No offense. I thought you wanted a translation for these. You might have posted them in the "Off-Topic" section if you so desired.
PPAULO 6 49 1.3k
The early worm is eaten by the bird! :-(
:-) :-) :-)