I've just started inventing nonsense-but-folksy-sounding things to say to my kids when they have problems, like "you can't crush garlic with good intentions"
@acdw @rooster You know what they say...
Them boys is like two cows in a holler.
An oak tree's got nothin' but time.
When the dog's howlin', the cat plays a fiddle.
New truck's got four wheels, same as the old truck.
A log saw in winter's twice worth a hayseed in summer.
Leaky roof don't mind the sunshine.
Man's got no worry but Abe.