CONTRADICTORY PROVERBS

Popular, brief epigram's, maxim's or sayings which are mutually opposed or inconsistent. Print from your device or download PDF.

Contradictory Proverbs

Contradictory Proverbs 1
Riddle: Look before you leap. What is the contradictory proverb?
Answer: He who hesitates is lost.
Contradictory Proverbs

Contradictory Proverbs 2
Riddle: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. What is the contradictory proverb?
Answer: Don't beat your head against a brick wall.

Contradictory Proverbs 3
Riddle: Absence makes the heart grow fonder. What is the contradictory proverb?
Answer: Out of sight, out of mind
Contradictory Proverbs

Contradictory Proverbs 4
Riddle: Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. What is the contradictory proverb?
Answer: Don't cross the bridge until you come to it.

Contradictory Proverbs 5
Riddle: Two heads are better than one. What is the contradictory proverb?
Answer: Paddle your own canoe.
Contradictory Proverbs

Contradictory Proverbs 6
Riddle: More haste less speed. What is the contradictory proverb?
Answer: Time waits for no man.

Contradictory Proverbs 7
Riddle: You're never too old to learn. What is the contradictory proverb?
Answer: You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Contradictory Proverbs

Contradictory Proverbs 8
Riddle: A word to the wise is sufficient. What is the contradictory proverb?
Answer: Talk is cheap.

Contradictory Proverbs 9
Riddle: It's better to be safe than sorry. What is the contradictory proverb?
Answer: Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Contradictory Proverbs 10
Riddle: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. What is the contradictory proverb?
Answer: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
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Contradictory Proverbs Answers:

  1. He who hesitates is lost.
  2. Don't beat your head against a brick wall.
  3. Out of sight, out of mind
  4. Don't cross the bridge until you come to it.
  5. Paddle your own canoe.
  6. Time waits for no man.
  7. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
  8. Talk is cheap.
  9. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
  10. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.