The following sentences are all well-known proverbs, just not in the form they're currently written. Your job is to translate them into their well-known versions. If these puzzles interest you, you can also try the first set of obfuscated proverbs.
Instructions: Eight proverbs are below. For each proverb, write the more familiar version of it below. Click the "Check Answers" button at the bottom of the page when done. Note: Spelling counts!
A superabundance of talent skilled in the preparation of gastronomic concoctions vitiates a certain concoction created through immersing a gallinaceous, feathered, warm-blooded vertebrate in ebullient hydrogen oxide.
A chronic disposition to inquiry deprived the domesticated feline of its vital quality.
Lack of propinquity causes the chambered muscular organ that circulates vital fluid through the body to become more tender.
If the covering for that part of the foot below the tibia-tarsal articulation conforms to requirements, enclose the aforementioned appendage therein.
It is futile to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers.
Similar sire, similar scion.
One is not able to estimate the value of a bound narrative from its exterior vesture.
It is not necessarily true that all objects that coruscate with effulgence are auriferous.
Answers
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
If the shoe fits, wear it.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Like father, like son.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
All that glitters is not gold.
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