நையாண்டிகள் - மேலும் கொஞ்சம்

குயுக்தியும் கோணங்கித்தனமும் விஷம புத்தியும் கூட நமது கற்பனைத் திறனை வளர்க்கின்றன.

பொய் சொல்பவனிடம் நாம் என்ன சொல்கிறோம்?

“என்னடா கதை விடுகிறாய்?” கதை விடுவதற்கும் சரி, கதை எழுதுவதற்கும் சரி, இரண்டிற்கும் கற்பனைத் திறன் தேவை.

இங்குள்ள மாற்று பழமொழிகளும், பொன்மொழிகளும், திருகு வாசகங்களும் இதை உறுதிப்படுத்தும்,

 
A friend in need is a no friend indeed.
A friend in need is what most of us have.
A friend in need will keep you broken.
A friend in need is a pest.
A friend in need is a  friend to keep away.
A  friend in need  is a terrible nuisance.

Dieting is the triumph of mind over the matter.
Dieting is the triumph of mind over the platter.

Familiarity breeds contempt.
Familiarity breeds attempt.
Familiarity breeds .

An apple a day, keeps the doctor away. If the doctor is cute, avoid the fruit.

For some Sky is the limit, Well, sky is where I Begin.

Where there is a will there is a way. Where there is no will there is a hill.
Where there is a will there is thousands of relatives.
Where there is a will there is a law suit.


Absence makes the heart grow fonder... of somebody else!

Those who live in glass houses, do not take a bath at night.

I think therefore I know that I think

Don't let sleeping dogs lie. Insist on the truth.

Good writers have the gift, others merely lift

For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism.

If at first you don't succeed, you are not Chuck Norris.
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Time heals all wounds and in an ironic twist time also wounds all heels.

What's the use of happiness? It can't buy you money.

My father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and have their shoes.