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Posted by Bruce Kahl on August 07, 2003

In Reply to: A few more... posted by Bruce Kahl on August 07, 2003

: : : : : 1. It is fruitless to become lachrymose because of scattered lacteal fluid.

: : : : : 2. A rotating lithospherical fragment never accrues lichen.

: : : : : 3. It is not proper for mendicants to be indicators of preferences.

: : : : : 4. A strong feeling of affection can cause the universe to rotate on its
: : : : : axis.

: : : : : 5. Folks deficient in ordinary judgment scurringly enter areas of which
: : : : : celestial beings dread to set foot

: : : : : 6. Refrain from detonating the missile until the opaque colorless parts of
: : : : : the visual organs are in evidence.

: : : : : 7. Pulchritude does not extend below the surface if the derma.

: : : : : 8. A feathered creature clasped in the manual members is equal value to a
: : : : : brace in the bosky warmth.

: : : : : 9. A beholden vessel never exceeds 212 degrees Fahrenheit.

: : : : : 10. Everything is legitimate in matters pertaining to ardent affection and
: : : : : armed conflict between nations.

: : : : : 11. One should refrain calculating the valuation of his gallinaceous fowl
: : : : : prior to the anticipated time of their incubation.

: : : : : 12. One pyrenus malus per diem restrains the arrival of the Hippocratic
: : : : : apostle.

: : : : : 13. Precipitance creates prodigality.

: : : : : 14. One may address a member of the equidal family toward aqueous liquid,
: : : : : but one is incapable of compelling him to quaff.

: : : : : 15. You cannot estimate the value of the contents of a bound printed
: : : : : narrative or record from its exterior vesture.

: : : : : 16. Supposing one primarily fails to be victorious, bend further efforts in
: : : : : that direction.

: : : : : 17. Tenants of vitreous abode ought not to hurl lithospherical fragments.

: : : : : 18. Two intellectual craniums engulfing the sensory organs are more suitable
: : : : : than an individual cranium.

: : : : : 19. Exercise your visual faculties prior to executing a jump.

: : : : : 20. Consolidated, you and I remain ourselves erect, separated, we defer to
: : : : : the law of gravity.

: : : I think most if not all of your translations can be found at the link below.

: : It is fruitless to become lachrymose because of scattered lacteal fluid.
: : Dont cry over spilled milk.

: : A rotating lithospherical fragment never accrues lichen.
: : A rolling stone gathers no moss.

: : A strong feeling of affection can cause the universe to rotate on its axis.
: : Love makes the world go round.

: : Folks deficient in ordinary judgment scurringly enter areas of which celestial beings dread to set foot
: : Fools rush in etc.

: : Refrain from detonating the missile until the opaque colorless parts of
: : the visual organs are in evidence.
: : Dont fire till you see the whites of his eye.

: : Pulchritude does not extend below the surface if the derma.
: : Beuty's only skin deep, yeah yeah yeah

: A feathered creature clasped in the manual members is equal value to a
: brace in the bosky warmth.
: A bird in hand is worth 2 in the bush.

: A beholden vessel never exceeds 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
: A watched pot never boils

: Everything is legitimate in matters pertaining to ardent affection and
: armed conflict between nations.
: All is fair in love and war.

: One should refrain calculating the valuation of his gallinaceous fowl prior to the anticipated time of their incubation
: Dont count your chickens till they are hatched.

One pyrenus malus per diem restrains the arrival of the Hippocratic apostle.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

One may address a member of the equidal family toward aqueous liquid, but one is incapable of compelling him to quaff.
You can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink it.

You cannot estimate the value of the contents of a bound printed narrative or record from its exterior vesture.
You cant judge a book by its cover.

Tenants of vitreous abode ought not to hurl lithospherical fragments.
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Two intellectual craniums engulfing the sensory organs are more suitable than an individual cranium.
Two heads are better than one.

Exercise your visual faculties prior to executing a jump.
Look before you leap.

Consolidated, you and I remain ourselves erect, separated, we defer to the law of gravity.
United we stand ( forgot the rest )

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