Idioms or is it?

 

 

I

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
So would paying oneself billions
Make a man out of a monkey?

II

If the shoe fits, wear it
And if the prince turned out to be Donald Trump
Will Cinderella be given a choice?

III

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
Is that why politicians all over
Insist on scratching each other’s back?
(And other parts too!)

IV

If you can’t be good, be careful
A perfect advice to all the crooks out there
Erase all evidence, cover your tracks, use shell companies in tax havens
Most important of all – get elected into public office

V

If you can’t beat them, join them
I think this is lost in translation with some idiots who keep joining ISIS
Not realising, who is kicking whose butts
(Perhaps they enjoy getting their asses whipped)

VI

If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride
Personally I would prefer wishes were Harleys
I would be a beggar, for a chance to ride the Fat Boy

VII

If you play with fire, you get burned
But if you don’t try you will never know
What is the point in living?
When you always choose the safer option

- S.T. Arasu