Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Proverbs - Page 5

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Life is just a bowl of cherries
Life is full of happiness and pleasure

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Like a bull in a china shopA clumsy or tactless person
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Lock the stable door after the horse has boltedOnce a mistake has been made or an error committed,
it's too late to take precautions to prevent it from happening.
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The longest day must have an endAll difficult jobs or situations also have an end.
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Losers weepers, finders keepersIf someone loses something, he weeps -- but if someone finds it, he keeps it.
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Love me, love my dogIf we want a person's friendship we must accept him totally, faults and all.
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Many hands make light workMany people sharing a job or tasks make easier work of it.
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The mountain labors and brings forth a mouseTo work hard and long on a project that turns out to be pretty useless.
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Opportunity only knocks onceSeize an opportunity when it occurs for it may never happen again.
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An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cureIt is even better to be cautious and prevent a misfortune or an accident from happening.
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Possession is nine points of the lawIn disputes over property ownership, the person in possession of something
is sometimes said to have nine-tenths a chance of winning it in a legal argument
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Promises are like pie crust
Most promises cannot be kept
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Put a quart into a pint potDoing something that's impossible

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The rain falls on the just and the unjust alikeNo matter how good or bad a person, he must still face
the everyday problems that confront us all.

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The sins of the fathers will be visited upon the children
People will be punished for the wrongs committed by their parents,
forefathers, or those who have preceded them.

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Someone's bark is worse than his bitePeople sometimes bark but in time we learn they're not always
as frightening as they seem.

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The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
To do something unworthy just because it gives you the pleasure

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A stitch in time saves nine
By taking immediate action we can prevent a fault, damage or trouble from getting worse

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A straw will show which way the wind blowsA small incident can reveal an important event

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Teach an old dog new tricksIt is impossible to change someone's ways or habits,
especially if he is old and resists change

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That's where the shoe pinchesThat's the source or cause of a problem or an annoyance

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There are none so blind as those that will not seePeople ,who never admit they might be wrong, refuse to listen
to the opinions or ideas of anyone

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There are none so deaf as those who will not hearPeople sometimes hear only what they want to hear

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There's more than one way to skin a catThere is more than one way of getting a job done

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The thin end of the wedgeThat something can appear to be small and of no particular importance
- yet it can turn out to be the beginning of a major problem.

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A thing of beauty is a joy foreverIt means that though something beautiful may not last,
the happy memory of it will live forever.

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Time heals old woundsThe passing of time helps us to forget things that have caused us pain or made us unhappy.

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The truth will outTruth about something will eventually be discovered or made known

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Turn up like a bad pennySomething or someone disliked just won't go away

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Two wrongs do not make a right
If a person does something to harm or offend us, that's wrong.
If we do something to harm them back, that's wrong too.

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Uneasy is the head that wears the crown
Notable or important people are often concerned about losing their positions.

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Waste not, want notIf we're careful and waste nothing we'll never go without things we need.

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The way to a man's heart is through his stomachMost men love to eat so feed your husband well and he will always love you.

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Wear out one's welcomeOne is no longer welcome, usually because he has become a nuisance

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When poverty comes in the door, love flies out the windowAs soon as a happily married couple begin having financial problems
and the bills pile up their love will disappear.

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Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howlIf we associate with bad companions we, too, will become bad

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You pays your money and you takes your chancesA humorous way of saying that we sometimes must trust in luck when buying something.

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Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries themIf you are rich and successful, you will attract many friends, but if you should suffer hardship or have misfortune ( adversity ), your friends will quickly depart.
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