RIDDLES AND PROVERBS

Here is a set of eight riddles which can be deduced into popular ancient proverbs. Print or Download PDF!

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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 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.

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.
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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 bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
  5. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
  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.