1. Season
   Reason
2. Place
   Symptom

This common phrase summarizes verses one through eight from the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible. In 1952, music group "The Byrds" released the song "To Everything There Is a Season" that mimics the Ecclesiastical verses. The song is more popularly known as "Turn!, Turn!, Turn!"

1. Surface level
   Inner-self
2. Hidden emotions
   Skin illness

Physical beauty is only an outward characteristic. It is not a good indicator of a person's inner personality. "Beauty is only skin deep" is a phrase authored by English poet Thomas Overbury in the seventeenth century.

1. Waiting on something seems longer than usual.
   Inexperienced cooks have a lot of patience.
2. Let your food burn.
   Mind your own business.

This phrase is attributed to Benjamin Franklin who wrote the phrase under the pseudonym "Poor Richard." Franklin published the now-popular phrase in his "Poor Richard's Almanack," which was released serially in the eighteenth century.

1. Happiness
   Laughter
2. Distance
   Intimacy

Another variation of this phrase is "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." Both versions of the phrase allude to the human tendency of longing more intensely for a love interest that is missed.

1. Young people are inexperienced.
   All people are foolish.
2. Elderly people are expected to be wise.
   Foolish people never grow old.

There is a general expectation that older people are wise, considering the years of experience they've enjoyed. The phrase first appeared in a book by John Heywood. Heywood's original phrase is: "But there is no foole to the olde foole, folke saie."

1. Angel
   Information
2. Plan
   Devil

When assessing an issue, the details (especially when hidden) are usually the most troublesome. Problematic details prompt revision or outright abandonment of the initial venture.

1. Dictator
   Peasant
2. Priest
   Bus driver

"Absolute power corrupts absolutely" is a common phrase that speaks to the tempting nature of power, particularly when it's unchecked. Another version of the phrase includes the phrase "Power tends to corrupt," and, by degree, total power corrupts more so.

1. Bad
   Unwanted
2. Good
   Lost

This phrase highlights the virtue of patience. H. J. Heinz Company ran a series of ads in the 1980s with the phrase "Good things come to those who wait" which poked jest at the frustration ketchup lovers often experienced when attempting to extract ketchup from bottles that were then designed with narrow bottlenecks.

1. Body
   Soul
2. Purpose
   Love

William Shakespeare coined this phrase in the play "Hamlet," published sometime between 1599 and 1602. Shakespeare alludes to how conciseness enhances the element of wit, as a matter of expressive style.

1. A newspaper article about endangered wild vaquitas
   A photograph of the president taking a morning jog
2. Any gossip-filled telephone conversation
   A viral video of a lesser-known candidate for high school president sneakily ringing the school dismissal bell too early

All publicity, good or bad, heightens public curiosity. This fact is especially helpful to people who seek increased fame in the public sphere.

1. Trash
   Stars
2. Gold
   Clean

Not everything that looks good outwardly is of value or of hastily perceived value. This common phrase suggests that a proper vetting take place before indulging.

1. Forgiving human mistakes is a saintly undertaking.
   Never forgive, or else.
2. God will judge the wicked.
   Sinners will never be saints.

English poet Alexander Pope penned the phrase "To err is human; to forgive is divine" in "An Essay on Criticism," published in 1711. Pope encourages humans to follow a divine example when regarding the mistakes of others.

1. Quickly
   Well
2. In a song
   Badly

"All's Well That Ends Well" is the title of William Shakespeare's 1623 play. The trials and tribulations of an issue are not so important if it all works out in the end.

1. Time moves too slowly.
   Humans are powerless to stop the advancement of time.
2. Impatience can be mastered.
   A watch never gives the same time more than once a day.

Another version of this common phrase is "Time and tide wait for no man." This phrase is similar to the phrase, "Never put off for tomorrow what can be done today." These phrases discourage needless waiting and encourage taking advantage of every minute.

1. Orange
   Banana
2. Apple
   Pear

It was long believed that eating one apple daily prevented illness. An 1860s issue of the journal "Notes and Queries" published more exhaustive counsel on the topic: "Eat an apple on going to bed, and you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread."

1. Week
   Minute
2. Day
   Month

"There's one born every minute" is another version of this common phrase. It is alleged that American businessman P. T. Barnum coined this phrase, but there is little evidence of this. The phrase is often used in the context of manipulating unsuspecting people, or suckers, to part ways with their money.

1. Justice
   Consequence
2. Heaviness
   Cleanliness

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" is an ancient phrase that dates back to the days of Babylonian King Hammurabi. The fifth chapter of the New Testament book of Matthew in the King James Bible includes the entire phrase: "Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."

1. Plant your crop at the best time.
   Color inside the lines.
2. Give to the needy.
   Payback, good or bad, is inevitable.

In his epistle, or instructional letter, to the Galatians, which is a New Testament book in the Bible, the Apostle Paul writes: "God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." Paul warns early Christians to consider the consequences of their actions.

1. Neigh
   Gallop
2. Drink
   Bow

This phrase touches on the nature of free will. You can lead someone to a valuable resource, but a person may or may not choose to use the resource to enrich their lives.

1. Recent graduate
   Thief
2. Blue-collar worker
   Waiter

"There's no such thing as a free lunch" is based on the economic theory that someone has to pay for someone else's consumption of goods and services. The phrase is so popular that it's often referred to by the acronym "tanstaafl," which stands for "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."

1. Color
   Nest
2. Wire
   Feather

The phrase distills the familiar knowledge that people with the same likes tend to gather around similar interests. As far back as 380 B.C., Greek philosopher Plato wrote a version of the phrase in his work "Republic": "Men of my age flock together; we are birds of a feather, as the old proverb says."

1. Family
   Church
2. Investments
   Strangers

The phrase stresses that those who are the position to help others have a responsibility to take care of their family and close friends before venturing out offering help. The eighth verse of the book of first Timothy in the fifth chapter offers similar advice: "But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel."

1. Prioritize and organize
   Earn and spend
2. Sleep and dream
   Clean and pack

The phrase "There's a time and a place for everything" appears in the 1799 story "The Naughty Girl Won," distributed by the Religious Tract Society. However, it is believed that the phrase dates back further than this.

1. Don't question the charity that comes your way or its source.
   Choose your charity carefully.
2. Don't give to choosy beggars.
   Charity begins at home.

This common phrase is also written as "Beggars should not be choosers" or "Beggars can't be choosers." These phrases are very close in meaning to the phrase "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." Sixteenth-century writer John Heywood is credited for authoring these phrases.

1. Ingredient
   Vanilla
2. Proof
   Clue

This idiomatic phrase is also written as "The proof of the pudding is in the eating." The phrase means that the quality of the details and the planning of a project is determined by the end results.

1. Nighttime
   Ignorance or problems
2. Tribulation
   Twilight

Chinese teacher and philosopher Confucius is referenced as someone who used the phrase "Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." The phrase has been used to imply that it is wiser to remedy problems than to dwell on them before finding a solution.

1. Ink stains worse than blood.
   Swords weigh less than pens.
2. Words and the ideas they convey are more impactful than direct violence.
   Use a pen to fight your battles.

The phrase "The pen is mightier than the sword" has reappeared throughout history several times. Statesman Thomas Jefferson, writer William Shakespeare and dramatist George Whetstone have all expressed some form of the phrase.

1. Fireplace
   Frying pan
2. Pitcher
   Pistol

The phrase speaks to the need for assessing one's current circumstances before changing a course of action. Sometimes our perspective is limited from our current position. Poorly scrutinized options that appear sensible may, in fact, cause more harm.

1. Food
   People
2. Time
   Liquor

English writer John Heywood authored the phrase "The mo the merier" in his book sixteenth-century book titled, "A Dialogue Conteinyng the Nomber in Effect of All the Prouerbes in the Englishe Tongue: Compacte in a Matter Concernyng Two Maner of Mariages, Made and Set Foorth." The phrase means that the more people there are who attend a gathering, the more festive the occassion.

1. Kool-Aid
   Wine
2. Blood
   Oil

The phrase "Blood is thicker than water" suggests that ones obligations to kin are most important of all. The phrase was printed in the eighteenth-century publication "A Collection of Scots Proverbs" by Allan Ramsay as "Blude's thicker than water."

1. Expect nothing more than frivilous answers when asking petty questions.
   Silliness is bliss.
2. The truth is silly at times.
   Never ask a foolish person smart questions.

Diplomat and writer William Caxton penned a Middle English version of this phrase in his fifteenth-century revision of "Aesop's Fables": "For to a folysshe demaunde behoueth a folysshe ansuere." Fact-finders who don't furnish intelligent questions won't achieve much success.

1. Mind
   In the eye
2. Memory
   Heart

Although conventional standards exist, beauty remains a highly subjective quality. William Shakespeare expresses this best in his late-1500s play "Love's Labours Lost": "Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye, not utter'd by base sale of chapmen's tongues."

1. Early to rise.
   Eat carrots every day.
2. Seize the day.
   A day's pay for a day's work.

According to Latin experts, "Seize the day" is a very loose translation of "Carpe diem." This current translation is more widely accepted, however. The long version of the Latin quote is "Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero," which is translated as "Seize the day, trusting as little as possible in tomorrow."

1. Wise
   Smart
2. Ignorant
   Arrogant

It is hard to contest the validity of this common phrase. It's a tried-and-true adage that getting plenty of rest and waking early to accomplish one's tasks leads to intended success over time.

1. A bundle of joy
   Trash
2. Something valuable
   Bath bubbles

This idiomatic phrase calls attention to the careless deed of mistaking something valuable for something worthless. The phrase also conjures the often-disregarded virtues of patience and discernment.