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5-----Alwaysadaylateandadollarshort
Acriticismofapersonwhoneversucceeds.Thefailuresmaynotbedrasticbutthepatternofsmallfailuresisannoyingtoothers,especiallyintwoareasthatAmericansvalueashighlyastimeandmoney.
6-----Onethingatatime
Concentrationleadstosuccess.Thepersonwhotirestodotoomanythingsatoncemayfailatallofthem.
7-----We'
llcrossthatbridgewhenwecometoit
Wewillnotdiscussorworryaboutafutureproblem.Ifandwhentheproblembecomesurgent,wewilldealwithit.
8-----Don'
tputthecartbeforethehourse
Dothingsinasensibleorder.Forexample,dosomethingtoimpressyourbossbeforeyouaskforaraiseinpay.Don'
taskfortheraisefirst.
9-----All'
sfairinloveandwar
Donottrustarivaloranenemyatall.Hisorherdesiretosucceedwilloverruleeverythingelse.Suchapeoplemaylie,cheat,attackordomanyotherthingsfarmoreterriblethanheorshewouldnormallydo.
10-----WheninRomedoastheromansdo
Flexibilityleadstosuccessinunfamiliarcircumstances.Peoplemaychangestheirnormalwayofdoingthingsinordertofitinbetterwiththosetheyarevisiting.
11------Easydoesit
Somethingsrequiregentlenessforsuccess.Oneshouldnotpushtoohard.Forcemaycausedamage
12-----Thebiggertheyare,thehardertheyfall
Donotbediscouragedbythesizeofyourproblemorthefameofyourcompetitor.(thesayingistracedtoaboxerpreparingtofightanopponentmuchlargerthanhewas.)
13-----Alliswellthatendswell
Ifwecancometoasuccessfulconclusion,letusforgetaboutthepainandmistakesalongtheway.
14-----Goforit
Goaheadandtrytoachieveyourgoal.Don'
tworryaboutfailing.Similartothisproverb--Godprovidesfoodtoeverybird,buthewon'
tcasttoitsnest,yougottoearnit.
15-----Everylittlebithelps
Ifsomeoneapologizesforgivingonlyasmallgift,therecipientmayencouragethegiverbyquotingthisproverb.Thisisespeciallytrueifthereisahugejobtodoorahugeamountofmoneytoberaisedfrommanypeople.
16-----Lookbeforeyouleap
Don'
tjumpintoasituationcarelessly.Youmaylandindifficulty.
17-----Allthatglittersisnotgold
Donotbefooledbyworthlessthingsthatseemvaluableorlookattractive.
"
Fool'
sgold"
isthepopularnameforakindofstonethatglitterslikegoldbutcontainsnogoldatall.
18------Curiositykilledthecat
Donotasktoomanyquestionsorbecometoocuriousaboutthings.Youmaygetyourselfintotroublelikeacatthatdoesnotseethedangerinanewsituation.
19-----Don'
tputallyoureggsinonebasket
Donotriskeverythinginoneplaceorononeproject.Divideyoursourcesthatonefailurewillnotruinyou.Similartothisproverb---Donotusebothfeettotestthedepthoftheriver.
20-----Don'
tbiteoffmorethanyoucanchew
Donotattemptsomethingtoolargeforyoutohandle.
21-----Toogoodtobeture
Thisisoftenusedtowarnaboutadvertising.Anofferlooksgoodbutturnsouttobemisleading.
22-----Flatterywillgetyounowhere
Ifflattery(insincerepraise)isrecognized,itwillnotsucceed.Onesometimeshearstheopposite,Flatterywillgetyoueverywhere.
23-----Thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch
Ifsomeoneyoudonotknowoffersyouafreelunchorothergift,watchout.Thegiftmaybeamethodofgettingsomethingfromyou.
24------Pridegoesbeforeafall
Donotbeover-confidentandcareless.Yourcircumstancesmaychangequicklyandtheemptinessofyourbraggingwillbeexposed.
25------Bettersafethansorry
Itisbetternottotakeariskthantotakeariskfoolishly.
26-----Winningisn'
teverything
Onemayenjoytheprocessofplayingagamewhetheronewinsornot.Thistraditionalproverbisnowoftenheardintheoppositeform,Winningisn'
teverything.It'
stheonlything!
27------Timewilltell
Waitandseehowsomethingwillworkout.Don'
ttrustapersonorthingtoomuchrightnow.
28-----Theburnedchildshunsfire
Someoflife'
slessonsarelearnedthehardway.Thepersonwhohashadtopayforamistakewillbecarefulnottomakethatmistakeagain.
29-----Thereareotherfishinthesea
Thereareopportunities!
Forexample,thismaybeusedtoencouragesomeonewhohasjustbrokenoffarelationshipwithasweetheart.
30-----Don'
tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched
Donotbecometooconfidentofsuccessbeforeyoucanseethatprogressishappening.
31-----Romewasn'
tbuiltinaday
Donotbediscouragedifyourgoalstillseemsfaraway.Onabigproject,successtakestime!
32-----Thereismoreherethanmeetstheeye
Becareful.Peoplearehidingsomethinginordertoprotectthemselvesortakeadvantageofyou.
33-----Thecustomerisalwaysright
Businessesinstructtheirclerksnottodoanythingthatmightthreatenacustomer'
sself-esteem,nomatterhowunreasonablethecustomeris.Anycomplaintofanycustomermustbecarefullyandpolitelyheardbyanyemployee.Thecustomermustnotbemadetofeelignorant.
34-----Betruetoyourself
Donotcompromiseyourselforyourbeliefsinordertopleaseotherpeopleorfitinwithasystem.Knowwhoyouare.Letotherpeopleknowwhatyoustandfor.Donotgiveintopressuretoconformortodothingsyoudonotagreewith.
35-----Oncebitten,twiceshy
Thismaybeusedtoexplainthebehaviorofapersonwhoisoverlycautiousaboutsomething.Thewisepersonmakesmistakesbutdoesnotusuallymakethesamemistaketwice.
36-----Itisn'
tovertillthefatladysings
Irefusetoadmitdefeatyet.ThoughrightnowitlookslikeImayfall,thereisstilltimeforthingstochange.(The"
fatlady"
isaninsultingreferencetoanoperasoloist,operaoftenendwithafemalesolo.)
37-----Toeachhisown
Eachindividualshouldbeallowedtohavehisorherownpreferences.peoplewillnaturallychoosedifferentactivities,goals,life-s,etc.
38-----Lookingoutfornumberone
Lookingoutforone'
sownpersonalwelfaremorethananythingelse.Thisissometimesusedtocriticizeapersonwhohasabusedortakenadvantageofsomeoneelse,"
Allhewasdoingwaslookingoutfornumberone."
Oritmaybeusedtodefendhimselforherself,"
ThereisnothingwrongwithwhatIdid.Iwasjustlookingoutfornumberone."
39-----Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetgoing
Whensituationisdifficult,onlythedeterminedpeoplecanhandleit.Theydon'
tgiveup!
40-----Timesflieswhenyouarehavingfun
Adayseemsshotwhenitisfullofenjoyablethingsbutitseemslikeaneternityifoneisidleorstuckwithaboringjob.
41-----Ifitfeelsgood,doit
Liveaccordingtoyourdesiresatthemoment.Forgetaboutrules,regulationsorconsequences.Justhavefun.
42-----Liveandletlive
Donotbejudgmental.Donottrytocontrolorpunishotherpeople.
Youliveasyoulikeandletothersliveastheylike.
43-----Varietyisthespiceoflife
Varietyiswhatmakeslifepleasureable.Boredomisseenasathreatandmonotonyisthesurestroutetoboredom.
44------Moneytalks
Wealthhasinfluence.Peoplewhomakebigcontributionstopoliticalcandidatesare"
talking"
tothecandidatesandexpectingthemtolisten.
45-----AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy
Thisisusedtocriticizesomeonewhotakesworktooseriously.Itaffirmsthatplayisasanessentialpartofhumanlife.
46-----Themorethemerrier
Thisisawayofwelcomingsomeonetoparticipate.Itmeans,thebiggerthegroup,thebiggertheparty.
47------Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush
Athingyoualreadyhaveisworthtwiceasmuchasathingyoumightgetinthefuture.
48-----Youcan'
thaveyourcakeandeatittoo
Makeupyourmind.Sometimesonemustchoosebetweentwoverydesirablethings,givinguponethinginordertoenjoytheother.
49-----Thereismorethanonewaytoskinacat
Anyofseveralmethodsmaybringaboutthedesiredresult.Eachpersonmaychoosethemethodthatbestsuitsher.Ifonemethoddoesnotwork,chooseadifferentoneandtryagain.
50-----Oneman'
smeatisanotherman'
spoison
Sincethesamethingmayaffectdifferentpeopleindifferentways,eachpersonmustchoosethethingsthatwillworkinhisorherparticularcase.
51-----Lovefindsaway
Loveisconsideredoneofthemostpowerfulanddeterminedforcesintheworld.Twopeopleinlovewill"
findaway"
togettogether.
52-----Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder
Whenloversareseparated,theymaythinkabouteachotherconstantly.theirlovemaydeepen.
53-----Outofsight,outofmind
Thisissaidofsomeonenotconsideredimportantorworthyofloyalty.Oneforgetsaboutthatpersonassoonasheorsheisoutofsight.
54------Lovemakestheworldgoaround
Loveisthedrivingforceinalloflife.Lovemakeslifeworthliving.Ifyouunderstandlove,youunderstandeverythingaboutlife.
55-----Marryinhasteandrepentatleisure
Donotrus