Each of the statements below is actually a well-known saying. How many can you return to their original state?
1. Scintillate, scintillate asteroid minific.
2. Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate.
3. Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity.
4. Surveillance should precede saltation.
5. It is fruitless to become lachrymose over precipitately departed
lacteal fluid.
6. Freedom from incrustation of grime is contiguous to rectitude.
7. The stylus is more potent than the claymore.
8. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated
canine with innovative maneuvers.
9. Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion.
10. The temperature of the aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled
saucepan does not reach 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
11. All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous.
12. Where there are visible vapors in ignited carbonous materials, there is conflagration.
13. A plethora of individuals with expertise in culinary techniques
vitiates the potable concoction produced by steeping certain coneatibles.
14. Eleemosynary deeds have their incipience intramurally.
15. Male cadavers are incapable of yielding testimony.
16. Individuals who make their abode in vitreous edifices would be advised
to refrain from catapulting petrous projectiles.
17. Neophyte's serendipity.
18. Exclusive dedication to the necessitous chores without interludes
of hedonistic diversion renders John a hebetudinous fellow.
19. Abstention from any aleatory undertakings precludes a potential
escalation of lucrative nature.
20. Missiles of ligneous or petrous consistency have the potential for
fracturing my osseus structure, but appellations will eternally remain
innocuous.
Answers:
1. Twinkle, twinkle little star.
2. Birds of a feather flock together.
3. Beauty is only skin deep.
4. Look before you leap.
5. Don't cry over spilt milk.
6. Cleanliness is next to godliness.
7. The pen is mightier than the sword.
8. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
9. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
10. A watched pot won't boil.
11. All that glitters is not gold.
12. Where there's smoke, there's flame.
13. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
14. Charity begins at home.
15. Dead men tell no tales.
16. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
17. Beginner's luck.
18. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
19. Nothing ventured nothing gained.
20. Sticks
and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.