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It was not only the philosophers who grappled with the questions of psychology. As the issues of psychology are so relevant to everyday life, we would expect many people to come up with ideas about psychological principles. Folk psychology, often expressed in aphorisms or proverbs, captures some of these ideas as they have been passed down through the generations. Below are just some of the common sense sayings that people have used over the years to communicate the wisdom of folk psychology.

 Let sleeping dogs lie

 Old dogs can’t learn new tricks

 Look before you leap

 A stitch in time saves nine

 A penny saved is a penny earned

 Penny wise, pound foolish

 A fool and his money are soon parted

 Spare the rod, spoil the child

 When the cat’s away, the mice will play

 The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

 If wishes were horses, beggars would ride

 Pride goeth before a fall

 Nothing ventured, nothing gained

 Shallow brooks are noisy

 Loose lips sink ships

 If you love someone, set them free

 Absence makes the heart grow fonder

 Hunger is the best sauce

 Out of sight, out of mind

 Every cloud has a silver lining

 Three’s a crowd

 Never go to bed mad

 He who laughs last, laughs best

 One man’s meat is another man’s poison

 God helps those who help themselves

Known best for his work on political philosophy (in particular his book Leviathan), Thomas Hobbes also claimed that all our knowledge comes from sense impressions.