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Proverbs Beginning with [S] Safety first. Save for a rainy day Save us from our friends. [False friends are worse than open enemies.] Save something for a rainy day Say uncle. [Surrender!] Saying is one thing, and doing another Scrambled eggs can't be unscrambled. Scratch a Russian and you find a Tartar. [A person may claim to be one thing but turn out to be quite different once you look below the surface.] Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Second thoughts are best See Naples and die See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil Seeing is believing Seek and ye shall find Seize the day. Seize the moment. [Live for today. Enjoy your life now since nobody knows what the future holds.] Self-praise is no recommendation Self-preservation is the first law of nature Sell down the river. [To betray someone.] Separate the men from the boys. [Identify the competent and brave.] Separate the sheep from the goats. [To sort out the good from the bad, the useful from the useless.] Separate the wheat from the chaff. [To separate the valuable from the worthless.] Set a thief to catch a thief Set the cart before the horse Sex is like money - even when it's bad, it's good. [A saying] Ships that pass in the night. [People who meet each other once and never meet again. In spite of their closeness, there is no lasting contact.] [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Tales of a Wayside Inn. ] Shit happens. The shit hits the fan. [A nasty angry reaction when some deed, action, or situation becomes known to people from whom it's been kept secret.] Shit or get off the pot. [Take action or let someone else have a chance.] The shoe is on the other foot. [The situation has completely reversed.] The shoemaker's kids always go barefoot. Shoot first and ask questions afterwards. [When in doubt, assume the worst: Attack and be reasonable later.] [Shoot first and inquire afterwards, and if you make mistakes, I will protect you.---Herman Goering] Silence is golden. A shot in the arm. [A boost that puts new life into someone or something, alluding to the benefits of a shot administered by a doctor or nurse, or to an injection of a drug by an addict.] The show must go on. [No matter how adverse conditions are, whatever has been planned must be carried out.] The South will rise again. [A saying] Silence is golden [Speech is silver, but silence is golden] Silence gives consent [Silence implies consent] Sink or swim. [Fail or do something to succeed.] Six of one and half a dozen of the other. [It makes no difference how you approach it, it's all one and the same.] Size doesn't matter. The sky is not going to fall. The sky is the limit. A slip of the lip can sink a ship Slow and steady wins the race. Slow but sure. Slow but sure wins the race Small world. Smoking and sports don't mix. Smoking gun. [Hard evidence of guilt.] Snug as a bug in a rug. [Very comfortable.] So far, so good. So goes Maine, so goes the nation. So help me God. [ I swear I'm telling the truth.] A soft answer turns away wrath. [When someone is angry with you, responding with kindness will deflect his or her anger.] Some day my ship will come in Some things are better left unsaid. Some things never change. Some who will not speak against another, in the end does them harm. Something is better than nothing. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. [I suspect that something is very wrong.] Sometimes one can't see the wood for the trees. So many men, so many minds [opinions] The sooner the better. Soon learned, soon forgotten A sound mind in a sound body Sow your wild oats. [To indulge in wild and stupid things in one's youth.] Spare the rod and spoil the child Speak little and to the purpose Speak softly and carry a big stick. [Don't be openly aggressive, but have the ability to use great force if necessary.] Speak well of the dead. Speech is silver, silence is golden. Speak when you are spoken to The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. [Even though one's spirit might be willing to resist temptation, one's body may be unable to resist.] A/The squeaky wheel gets all the grease. Stand on y our own two feet. Stand up and be counted .[Make one's position publicly known.] Stay tuned. [Wait for further events or information.] Step on a crack, break your mother's back. [Stepping on a crack in the sidewalk will bring bad luck.] Step up to the plate. [Face a task or responsibility with courage.] [This American phrase is of recent origin and comes from baseball. It alludes to home plate, where a batter stands to face the pitcher.] Stick to your guns. [Hold to your convictions and rights.] Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words (names) will never hurt (harm) me Still waters ‚’un deep [Don't be fooled by appearances. Quiet people are likely to be passionate or complex, even though they don't show it.] A stitch in time saves nine Stolen waters are sweet. [What is forbidden is always the best.] Stone walls do not a prison make. [Although our bodies may be imprisoned, our spirits and minds cannot be contained by walls.] The storm before the calm Strike while the iron is hot Stuff a cold and starve a fever. Stupid is forever. Success breeds success. [People who are successful find it easy to repeat their success.] Success has many parents. Success is never final. [Success must be followed by hard work. You can't give up once you've made it.] The sun never sets on the British Empire. A swan song. [The final performance of an actor, singer, composer, poet, etc.] The sword of Damocles hanging over one. |