What are your favorite contradictory aphorisms?

A rolling stone gathers no moss…have you seen the state of Mick & Keith?

Bird in the hand worth two in the bush?

not if you’ve set a trap in the bush and need it to make a fire to cook both birds

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Not if you’re allergic to fruit!

Out of sight, out of mind; but absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Look before you leap. He who hesitates is lost.

Ooops, I misread this question. Let me try this one.

The end does not justify the means / All’s well that ends well

Time heals all wounds; time wounds all heels.

There is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
Sometimes it is an oncoming train.

It is always darkest before the dawn.

What you don’t know, can’t hurt you.

Judge not lest ye be judged / Thou shalt not suffer a witch live

A penny saved is a penny earned / You gotta spend money to make money

An eye for an eye / Turn the other cheek

Many hands make light work./Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Actions speak louder than words / The pen is mightier than the sword.

Forgot on all time classic:

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.

@ucme I’m not sure that ”...have you seen the state of Mick & Keith” is a common aphorism, but it’s damned funny, so it will do.

@RealEyesRealizeRealLies & @Pachyderm_In_The_Room Again, the second half isn’t a common aphorism, but how true.

@zenvelo. @CWOTUS, @Pachyderm_In_The_Room & @Sunny2 Now THAT’s what I’m talking about. Good ones.

@Hypocrisy_Central Well done on that one! You gathered a whole litany of contradictory aphorisms from the same generic family.

@Blondesjon I think those are great. But then who am I to judge? But I had better strike while the iron is hot and judge this collection masterful.

@YARNLADY How true, or false.

@flutherother That’s the spirit. Can I quote you on that, or that?

@Hypocrisy_Central I like Rihanna’s corollary, “Sticks and stones may break my bones / But chains and whips excite me”

Going off @flutherother a picture is worth a thousand words. A word is worth a thousand pictures.

@Unbroken The right word sure is, like the correct password to a 10 million dollar abandoned bank account. :-)

Let me know when you figure that one out, I want in. : )