Proverbs?

[zebedee_7]

Any ideas on these please?"

BIBSD
ACAAC
MTPFTC
HTGT
GRTBR

[Quizmonster]

Beauty is but skin deep.

[Quizmonster]

As calm as a clock. (I'd never heard of it but it is listed as a 19th century proverb!)

[Quizmonster]

Here today, gone tomorrow.

[valerieb1254]

As Cool as a Cucumber

[Quizmonster]

That's better, Valerie! So obvious, really. I'm amazed I didn't see that, once I'd written the first four words down. My version is contained in The Everyman Dictionary of Quotations and Proverbs.

[valerieb1254]

Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish

[valerieb1254]

Hi Quizmonster,
I have a few books on Quotations, but just wondered if you have any on Proverbs only that you could recommend.Thanks .
Val.

[Quizmonster]

Dear Val, the book I mentioned above has about 100 pages devoted to proverbs - with about 40 per page - in alphabetical order. This makes it very handy for the sort of question we are dealing with here! It was compiled by D C Browning and its ISBN is 1 85152 0740. Cheers

[valerieb1254]

Thanks for that Quizmonster, that's a good one for my christmas list.
Val.

[4candles]

Could the third one be
"Many the p......., few the c........" ?

[EDLEE]

possibly, but more likely one should " make the punishment fit the crime "