Circumlocutory Proverbs

My new favorite brand of nerdiness - circumlocutory proverbs.

A disposition towards inquiry deprived the feline of its vital state (Curiosity killed the cat)

Elementary sartorial techniques initially applied obviate the need for repetitive similar actions to the square of three (A stitch in time saves nine)

Exigency is the matriarch of ingenious contrivance (Necessity is the mother of invention)

The stylus is more potent than the claymore (The pen is mightier than the sword)

There is illumination at the termination of the subterranean excavation (There's a light at the end of the tunnel)