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PROVERBS = Popular sayings that give advice or convey some wisdom.

Example: Dont judge a book by its cover means we must not believe everything that we see. PROVERBS 1. Half a loaf better than none. 2. Birds of a feather flock together. 3. Waste not, want not. 4. A penny saved is a penny earned. 5. Look before you leap. 6. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 7. Laughter is the best medicine. 8. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 9. A new broom sweeps clean. 10. When the cat's away, the mice will play. 11. Make hay while the sun shines. 12. Too many cooks spoil the broth. 13. One good turn deserves another. 14. A stitch in time saves nine. 15. Still waters run deep. 16. Time and tide wait for no man. 17. Practice makes perfect. 18. Prevention is better than cure. 19. Better late than never. 20. Actions speak louder than words. MEANING a. Think things over first before doing anything. b. If you do not waste things, you will always have what you need. c. People with similar interests go to the same places and do the same things. d. Having something is better than nothing. e. Be thrifty; do not spend money unnecessarily. f. Eating healthy food keeps you healthy. g. People who are quiet often more interesting than people that try to get attention. h. Someone with a new perspective can make great changes. i. A real friend is one who helps you when you are in trouble. j. When too many people trying to do something, they make a mess of it. k. If a job needs doing it is better to do it now, because it will only get worse. l. When people do something good, something good will happen to them. m. Take advantage of an opportunity as soon as it arises and do not waste time. n. Laughing is often helpful for healing, especially emotional healing. o. When the authorities are away, the person's under rule enjoy their freedom. p. It is better to try to keep a bad thing from happening than it is to fix the bad thing once it has happened. q. What people actually do is more important than what they say. r. Different generations of a family behave in the same way. s. You should always tell the truth. t. Nobody can stop the time, so act without delay.

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21. Let bygones be bygones. 22. Honesty is the best policy. 23. Like father like son. Like mother like daughter. 24. The early bird catches the worm.

u. Forgive and forget the past. v. Doing something over and over again is the only way to learn to do it well. w. Whoever arrives first has the best chance of success. x. Doing something late is better than not doing it at all.

PROVERBS = Popular sayings that give advice or convey some wisdom.

Example: Dont judge a book by its cover means we must not believe everything that we see. PROVERBS 1. Half a loaf better than none. 2. Birds of a feather flock together. 3. Waste not, want not. 4. A penny saved is a penny earned. 5. Look before you leap. 6. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 7. Laughter is the best medicine. 8. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 9. A new broom sweeps clean. 10. When the cat's away, the mice will play. 11. Make hay while the sun shines. 12. Too many cooks spoil the broth. 13. One good turn deserves another. 14. A stitch in time saves nine. 15. Still waters run deep. j. k. l. a. MEANING Think things over first before doing anything.

b. If you do not waste things, you will always have what you need. c. People with similar interests go to the same places and do the same things. d. Having something is better than nothing. e. f. Be thrifty; do not spend money unnecessarily. Eating healthy food keeps you healthy.

g. People who are quiet often more interesting than people that try to get attention. h. Someone with a new perspective can make great changes. i. A real friend is one who helps you when you are in trouble. When too many people trying to do something, they make a mess of it. If a job needs doing it is better to do it now, because it will only get worse. When people do something good, something good will happen to them.

m. Take advantage of an opportunity as soon as it arises and do not waste time. n. Laughing is often helpful for healing, especially emotional healing. o. When the

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16. Time and tide wait for no man. 17. Practice makes perfect. 18. Prevention is better than cure. 19. Better late than never. 20. Actions speak louder than words. 21. Let bygones be bygones. 22. Honesty is the best policy. 23. Like father like son. Like mother like daughter. 24. The early bird catches the worm.

authorities are away, the person's under rule enjoy their freedom. p. It is better to try to keep a bad thing from happening than it is to fix the bad thing once it has happened. q. What people actually do is more important than what they say. r. Different generations of a family behave in the same way. s. t. You should always tell the truth. Nobody can stop the time, so act without delay.

u. Forgive and forget the past. v. Doing something over and over again is the only way to learn to do it well. w. Whoever arrives first has the best chance of success. x. Doing something late is better than not doing it at all.