Sayings, axioms, and remedies
Posted in LJ / GJ on September 24, 2006.
Some sayings / axioms / remedies from A Millennium Primer:
Sleep with a mirror under your pillow for three nights (the third a Friday), and you will dream of your true love on the third night.
Dream of kisses, and you dream of treachery.
Married in the merry month of June, life will be one honeymoon.
If you touch your little finger and forefinger behind your two middle fingers, you can have any sweetheart you like.
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it.
Never descend to flatter, or withhold a deserved compliment.
To cure a headache: Lean your head against a tree, and have someone else drive a nail into the opposite side of the tree.
To cure a headache: Rub cow dung and molasses on your temples.
The Sun in your dream bestows favor and health to the sick.
To make a wart go away: Rub it with seven kernels of corn, then feed the corn to your neighbor's chickens.
To cure a headache: Soak your feet in hot water to draw blood from your head.
Potatoes, tomatoes, and hot spices are foods for fidelity.
If you suffer backaches: Empty your pockets, wear looser clothing, and don't cross your legs.
The color green can help to soothe the nerves, and can promote general healing.
It's of no use to carry an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.
Plow deep while the sluggards sleep, and you will have corn to sell or keep.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
When sheep collect and huddle, tomorrow will become a puddle.
Bats flying late in the evening foretell a fine morrow.
Dream of birds, and you dream of friends and fortune.
Cows give more milk and the sea more fish when the wind's from the west.
Dream of a cow, and you will receive favorable news.
If fowl roll in the sand, rain is at hand.
The sharper the blast, the sooner it's past.
There'll be one snow in the coming winter for every fog in August.
St. Swithin's Day if thou dost rain, for 40 days it will remain.
To dream of a calendar is a sign of good fortune.
When the new Moon falls on a Saturday, the following 20 days will be wet and windy.
Neither fear to die nor refuse to live.
Unlooked-for often comes.
You must shift your sail with the wind.
Proverbs contradict each other. That is the wisdom of mankind.
Don't ride the high horse; the fall (when it comes) is hard.
It is not clever to be always wise.
Some of those contain profound wisdom that I could use and apply to my own life. (not all of them, of course) I'm taking the others under advisement, though.. ;)
Some sayings / axioms / remedies from A Millennium Primer:
Sleep with a mirror under your pillow for three nights (the third a Friday), and you will dream of your true love on the third night.
Dream of kisses, and you dream of treachery.
Married in the merry month of June, life will be one honeymoon.
If you touch your little finger and forefinger behind your two middle fingers, you can have any sweetheart you like.
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it.
Never descend to flatter, or withhold a deserved compliment.
To cure a headache: Lean your head against a tree, and have someone else drive a nail into the opposite side of the tree.
To cure a headache: Rub cow dung and molasses on your temples.
The Sun in your dream bestows favor and health to the sick.
To make a wart go away: Rub it with seven kernels of corn, then feed the corn to your neighbor's chickens.
To cure a headache: Soak your feet in hot water to draw blood from your head.
Potatoes, tomatoes, and hot spices are foods for fidelity.
If you suffer backaches: Empty your pockets, wear looser clothing, and don't cross your legs.
The color green can help to soothe the nerves, and can promote general healing.
It's of no use to carry an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.
Plow deep while the sluggards sleep, and you will have corn to sell or keep.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
When sheep collect and huddle, tomorrow will become a puddle.
Bats flying late in the evening foretell a fine morrow.
Dream of birds, and you dream of friends and fortune.
Cows give more milk and the sea more fish when the wind's from the west.
Dream of a cow, and you will receive favorable news.
If fowl roll in the sand, rain is at hand.
The sharper the blast, the sooner it's past.
There'll be one snow in the coming winter for every fog in August.
St. Swithin's Day if thou dost rain, for 40 days it will remain.
To dream of a calendar is a sign of good fortune.
When the new Moon falls on a Saturday, the following 20 days will be wet and windy.
Neither fear to die nor refuse to live.
Unlooked-for often comes.
You must shift your sail with the wind.
Proverbs contradict each other. That is the wisdom of mankind.
Don't ride the high horse; the fall (when it comes) is hard.
It is not clever to be always wise.
Some of those contain profound wisdom that I could use and apply to my own life. (not all of them, of course) I'm taking the others under advisement, though.. ;)
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