Appalachian Sayings

How many have you heard?

You’re the Bee’s Knees
Many Hands Make Light Work
Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They’ve Hatched
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
Pretty Is As Pretty Does
Beggars Can’t Be Choosers
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
You’ll Catch More Flies with Honey Than with Vinegar
It Was Like Herding Cats
One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure
The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease
Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
The Early Bird Catches the Worm
A Watched Pot Never Boils
Too Many Cooks Spoil the Gravy
A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned
Don’t Put the Cart Before the Horse
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
You Can Lead a Horse to Water, But You Can’t Make It Drink
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
Make Hay While the Sun Shines
There’s No Accounting for Taste
A Thing of Beauty Is a Joy Forever
Goodness Gracious
Don’t Take Any Wooden Nickels
Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
People Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Stones
You Can’t Make an Omelet Without Breaking a Few Eggs
A Trouble Shared Is a Trouble Halved
Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater
An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Home Is Where the Heart Is
Early to Bed and Early to Rise Makes You Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise
This Isn’t My First Rodeo
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
There’s No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk
You’re a Day Late and a Dollar Short
I Love You a Bushel and a Peck and a Hug Around the Neck
You’re Barking up the Wrong Tree
Fortune Favors the Brave
It Doesn’t Cut the Mustard
Confession Is Good for the Soul
More than You Can Shake a Stick at
Strike While the Iron Is Hot
Share and Share Alike
The Apple Never Falls Far from the Tree
There’s More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
As I Live and Breathe
You’re Preaching to the Choir
Don’t Buy a Pig in a Poke
You’re Making a Mountain out of a Molehill
Any Job Worth Doing Is Worth Doing Well
You Can’t Make a Silk Purse out of a Sow’s Ear
Every Dog Has Its Day
If It Had Been a Snake, It Would Have Bitten You
You’re the Cat’s Meow
It Doesn’t Amount to a Hill of Beans
Hurry Up, We’re Burning Daylight
What’s Good for the Goose Is Good for the Gander
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
Bless Your Heart

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