RIDDLES AND PROVERBS

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Proverbs are an evolution of ancient wisdom which is still practical today.  This set of riddles proverbs is printable. You'll find the print button for the Riddles and Proverbs quiz at the end of the last page./p>

Riddle Proverb 8: Everything Is Legitimate In Matters Pertaining To Ardent Affection
Riddle: Everything is legitimate in matters pertaining to ardent affection and armed conflict between nations. What is the proverb?
Answer: All's fair in love and war!
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Riddle Proverb 3: Under No Circumstances Compute The Number Of Your Barnyard Fowl Previous To Their Incubation
Riddle: Under no circumstances compute the number of your barnyard fowl previous to their incubation. What is the proverb?
Answer: Do not count your chickens before they hatch.

Riddle Proverb 4: An Excess Of Individuals Skilled In The Preparation Of Edibles Impairs The Quality Of This Soup
Riddle: An excess of individuals skilled in the preparation of edibles impairs the quality of this soup. What is the proverb?
Answer: Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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Riddle Proverb I: A Rotating Fragment Of Mineral Collects No Byrophytic Plants
Riddle: A rotating fragment of mineral collects no byrophytic plants. What is the proverb?
Answer: A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Riddle Proverb 5: A Feathered Biped In The Terminal Part Of The Arm Equals In Value A Pair Of Feathered Bipeds
Riddle: A feathered Biped in the terminal part of the arm equals in value a pair of feathered bipeds in densely branched shrubbery. What is the proverb?
Answer:  A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
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Riddle Proverb 2: Exercise Your Visual Faculties Prior To Executing A Jump
Riddle: Exercise your visual faculties prior to executing a jump. What is the proverb?
Answer: Look before you leap.

Riddle Proverb 7
Riddle: A timorous heart at no time succeeds in acquiring the beautiful damsel. What is the proverb?
Answer: Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.
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Riddle Proverb 6
Riddle: A recently purchased implement for brushing away floor dirt invariably effaces the dirt most efficiently. What is the proverb?
Answer: A new broom sweeps clean.

Proverb Word Play
Riddle: Rearrange all the letters in each of the sentences to form, in each case, a well-known proverb. 1. I don't admit women are faint. 2. It rocks. The broad flag of the free. 3. Strong lion's share almost gone. What are the proverbs?
Answer: 1. Time and tide wait for no man. 2. Birds of a feather flock together. 3. A rolling sone gathers no moss.
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Riddles and Proverbs Answers:

  1. All's fair in love and war!
  2. Do not count your chickens before they hatch.
  3. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
  4. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
  5.  A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
  6. Look before you leap.
  7. Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.
  8. A new broom sweeps clean.
  9. 1. Time and tide wait for no man. 2. Birds of a feather flock together. 3. A rolling sone gathers no moss.