Thought for the day

• A shroud has no pockets. (Scotland)
• No one is a blacksmith at birth. (Namibia)
• The absent always bears the blame. (Netherlands)
• One cannot make soup out of beauty. (Estonia)
• Bad is called good when worse happens. (Norway)
• When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole. Gambia)
• Under trees it rains twice. (Switzerland)
• Everyone is foolish until they buy land. (Ireland)
• Every head is a world. (Cuba)
• The only victory over love is flight. (France)
• Don’t look where you fell, but where you slipped. (Liberia)
• Many lose when they win, and others win when they lose. (Germany)
• It is not economical to go to bed early to save the candles if the result is twins. (China)

Source: futilitycloset.com

This article featured in Market Leader, July 2012.