If You Only Have Hammers

If good things come to those who wait full term, Then why is the early bird getting the worm? They say not to beat horses already dead, But will it hurt much to speak ill instead? The world is a nail if you only have hammers. If the world is your oyster, is ‘shucks’ in your grammar? If the world is a stage, do scared oysters stammer? If not letting a sleeping dog lie is uncouth How sure are we barking dogs will tell the truth? If it isn’t about whether we win or lose Can we skip slow, steady, go fast if we choose? These darned aphorisms bewilder, confuse Don’t judge by their cover, walk a mile in their shoes.