Adages

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush But man is slaved to fate, No fun or spontaneity Unless you speculate You can’t keep a good man down The candle’s sturdy wick, Yet alcohol and ageing Seems to do the trick. Let he who is without sin The first stone seek to cast Attack is the best defence, May as well be first as last. Life is like a box of chocolates, Yet as we grow old and greyer, The top ones are all gone, And the best from the bottom layer. A woman is like a fine wine With time she will mature, But men by nature love to taste A vintage that is newer. The pen is mightier than the sword Or so it has been writ, Unless you’re in a sword fight And then you’re in deep ….