"Men don't make passes at girls who wear glasses." Untrue but it rhymes! "A stitch in time saves nine". True or un?

True although there is such a thing as "benign neglect". There are some things that resolve themselves without you're doing anything at all. That is fortuitous and lucky happenstance of course . One cannot rely on that ever. If you are unaware that something is beginning to unravel and by the time you notice it's already too late then what? We can't notice everything all the time. Pity that. Thank you for your reply Durdle! :)