"Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder."

Saturday Proverb:

Proverb: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

Meaning: 

Different people have different ideas about what's beautiful.

History / Interesting Fact:

It is not exactly known where or how this proverb originated but it has been used in different forms since 3rd century BC when it first appeared in Greek.

The first person to use it in the form we know today (“beauty is in the eye of the beholder”) was an author called Margaret Wolfe Hungerford.

"There's No Time Like The Present."

Saturday Proverb:

Proverb: " There's no time like the present."

Meaning: 

Something that you say in order to show that you think it is a good idea to do something immediately.

History / Interesting Fact:

This adage was first recorded in 1562. One compiler of proverbs,John Trusler, amplified 

it: “No time like the present, a thousand unforeseen circumstances may interrupt you at 

a future time” ( Proverbs Exemplified, 1790).

"One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure."

Saturday Proverb:

Proverb: "One man's trash is another man's treasure."

 

Meaning: 

Something that one person considers worthless may be considered valuable by 

someone else.

History / Interesting Fact:

No origin found 

"If You Can't Beat 'em, Join 'em."

Saturday Proverb:

Proverb: "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."

Meaning: 

Said when you accept that you cannot be as successful as other people without doing what they do, even though you do not approve of or agree with it

History / Interesting Fact:

This was first recorded by the American writer Quentin Reynolds in 'The Wounded Don't Cry' (1941). 

There is a similar old political adage which says 'If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.'