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Whatareproverbs?
Ev ery culturehasacollectionofwisesay ingsthatofferadv iceabouthowtoliv ey ourlife.Thesesay ingsarecalled
"prov erbs".

HowcanyouuseproverbstolearnEnglish?
It'sgoodtoknowthereally commonEnglishprov erbsbecausey ouhearthemcomeupinconv ersationallthetime.
Sometimespeoplesay theentireprov erbtogiv eadv icetoafriend.Moreoften,someonewillsay justpartofa
prov erblikethis:

Y ouknowwhatthey say :whenthegoinggetstough...

(Read#5belowtolearntherestofthisprov erbandwhatitmeans.)

Learningprov erbscanalsohelpy outounderstandtheway thatpeopleinEnglishspeakingculturesthinkaboutthe

world.

Prov erbscanalsogiv ey ougoodexam plesentenceswhichy oucanmemorizeanduseasmodelsforbuildingy our

ownsentences.

ThemostimportantEnglishProverbs
ThisisalistofsomeofthemostimportantandwellknownEnglishprov erbs.Beloweachone,there'sasimple
explanation.

Themeaningsofsomeofthesephraseshav eshiftedov erthey ears,soaprov erbmighthav eoriginally hadadifferent

meaningthantheoneIexplain.

1."Twowrongsdon'tmakearight."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 7 T w o% 2 0 w r on g s% 2 0 don % 2 7 t % 2 0 m a k e% 2 0 a % 2 0 r ig h t . % 2 7 ) Whensomeone
hasdonesomethingbadtoy ou,try ingtogetrev engewillonly makethingsworse.

2."Thepenismightierthanthesword."

TweetThis!(h t t ps://t w it t er . c om /sh a r e?u r l=h t t p% 3 A % 2 F% 2 Fw w w . ph r a sem ix . c om % 2 Fc ollec t ion s% 2 Ft h e5 0 m ost

im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 T h e% 2 0 pen % 2 0 is% 2 0 m ig h t ier % 2 0 t h a n % 2 0 t h e% 2 0 sw or d. % 2 2 ) Try ingto
conv incepeoplewithideasandwordsismoreeffectiv ethantry ingtoforcepeopletodowhaty ouwant.

3."WheninRome,doastheRomans."

TweetThis!(h t t ps://t w it t er . c om /sh a r e?u r l=h t t p% 3 A % 2 F% 2 Fw w w . ph r a sem ix . c om % 2 Fc ollec t ion s% 2 Ft h e5 0 m ost

im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 0 A % 2 2 W h en % 2 0 in % 2 0 Rom e% 2 C % 2 0 do% 2 0 a s% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 Rom a n s. % 2 2 ) Act
theway thatthepeoplearoundy ouareacting.Thisphrasemightcomeinhandy wheny ou'retrav elingabroad
noticethatpeopledothingsdifferently thany ou'reusedto.

4."Thesqueakywheelgetsthegrease."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 0 A % 2 2 T h e% 2 0 squ ea k y % 2 0 w h eel% 2 0 g et s% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 g r ea se. % 2 2 ) Y oucanget
betterserv iceify oucomplainaboutsomething.Ify ouwaitpatiently ,noone'sgoingtohelpy ou.

5."Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetgoing."

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im por t a n t en g lish
pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 W h en % 2 0 t h e% 2 0 g oin g % 2 0 g et s% 2 0 t ou g h % 2 C % 2 0 t h e% 2 0 t ou g h % 2 0 g et % 2 0 g oin g . % 2 2 ) Strong
peopledon'tgiv eupwhenthey comeacrosschallenges.They justworkharder.

6."Nomanisanisland."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 No% 2 0 m a n % 2 0 is% 2 0 a n % 2 0 isla n d. % 2 2 ) Y oucan'tliv ecompletely
independently .Ev ery oneneedshelpfromotherpeople.

7 ."Fortunefavorsthebold."

TweetThis!(h t t ps://t w it t er . c om /sh a r e?u r l=h t t p% 3 A % 2 F% 2 Fw w w . ph r a sem ix . c om % 2 Fc ollec t ion s% 2 Ft h e5 0 m ost

im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 For t u n e% 2 0 fa v or s% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 bold. % 2 2 ) Peoplewhobrav ely goafterwhat
they wantaremoresuccessfulthanpeoplewhotry toliv esafely .

8."Peoplewholiveinglasshousesshouldnotthrowstones."

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im por t a n t en g lish
pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 People% 2 0 w h o% 2 0 liv e% 2 0 in % 2 0 g la ss% 2 0 h ou ses% 2 0 sh ou ld% 2 0 n ot % 2 0 t h r ow % 2 0 st on es. % 2 2 )
Don'tcriticizeotherpeopleify ou'renotperfecty ourself.

9."Hopeforthebest,butpreparefortheworst."

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im por t a n t en g lish
pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 H ope% 2 0 for % 2 0 t h e% 2 0 best % 2 C % 2 0 bu t % 2 0 pr epa r e% 2 0 for % 2 0 t h e% 2 0 w or st . % 2 2 ) Badthings
mighthappen,sobeprepared.

10."Betterlatethannever."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Bet t er % 2 0 la t e% 2 0 t h a n % 2 0 n ev er . % 2 2 ) It'sbesttodosomethingontime.
Butify oucan'tdoitontime,doitlate.

11."Birdsofafeatherflocktogether."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Bir ds% 2 0 of% 2 0 a % 2 0 fea t h er % 2 0 floc k % 2 0 t og et h er . % 2 2 ) Peopleliketospend
timewithotherswhoaresimilartothem.

12."Keepyourfriendscloseandyourenemiescloser."

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im por t a n t en g lish
pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Keep% 2 0 y ou r % 2 0 fr ien ds% 2 0 c lose% 2 0 a n d% 2 0 y ou r % 2 0 en em ies% 2 0 c loser . % 2 2 ) Ify ouhav ean
enemy ,pretendtobefriendswiththeminsteadofopenly fightingwiththem.Thatway y oucanwatchthem
carefully andfigureoutwhatthey 'replanning.

13."Apictureisworthathousandwords."

TweetThis!(h t t ps://t w it t er . c om /sh a r e?u r l=h t t p% 3 A % 2 F% 2 Fw w w . ph r a sem ix . c om % 2 Fc ollec t ion s% 2 Ft h e5 0 m ost

im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 A % 2 0 pic t u r e% 2 0 is% 2 0 w or t h % 2 0 a % 2 0 t h ou sa n d% 2 0 w or ds. % 2 2 ) Pictures
conv ey emotionsandmessagesbetterthanwrittenorspokenexplanations.That'swhy PhraseMixhas
illustrations:)

14."There'snosuchthingasafreelunch."

TweetThis!(h t t ps://t w it t er . c om /sh a r e?u r l=h t t p% 3 A % 2 F% 2 Fw w w . ph r a sem ix . c om % 2 Fc ollec t ion s% 2 Ft h e5 0 m ost

im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 T h er e% 2 7 s% 2 0 n o% 2 0 su c h % 2 0 t h in g % 2 0 a s% 2 0 a % 2 0 fr ee% 2 0 lu n c h . % 2 2 )
Thingsthatareofferedforfreealway shav eahiddencost.

15."There'snoplacelikehome."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 T h er e% 2 7 s% 2 0 n o% 2 0 pla c e% 2 0 lik e% 2 0 h om e. % 2 2 ) Y ourownhomeisthe
mostcomfortableplacetobe.

16."Discretionisthegreaterpartofvalor."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Disc r et ion % 2 0 is% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 g r ea t er % 2 0 pa r t % 2 0 of% 2 0 v a lor . % 2 2 )
Sometimesit'simportanttoknowwhentogiv eupandrunaway ,insteadofalway sactingbrav eandmay be
gettinghurt.

17 ."Theearlybirdcatchestheworm."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 T h e% 2 0 ea r ly % 2 0 bir d% 2 0 c a t c h es% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 w or m . % 2 2 ) Y oushouldwake
upandstartworkearly ify ouwanttosucceed.

18."Neverlookagifthorseinthemouth."

TweetThis!(h t t ps://t w it t er . c om /sh a r e?u r l=h t t p% 3 A % 2 F% 2 Fw w w . ph r a sem ix . c om % 2 Fc ollec t ion s% 2 Ft h e5 0 m ost

im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Nev er % 2 0 look % 2 0 a % 2 0 g ift % 2 0 h or se% 2 0 in % 2 0 t h e% 2 0 m ou t h . % 2 2 ) If
someoneoffersy ouagift,don'tquestionit.

19."Youcan'tmakeanomeletwithoutbreakingafeweggs."

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im por t a n t en g lish
pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Y ou % 2 0 c a n % 2 7 t % 2 0 m a k e% 2 0 a n % 2 0 om elet % 2 0 w it h ou t % 2 0 br ea k in g % 2 0 a % 2 0 few % 2 0 eg g s. % 2 2 )
Wheny outry todosomethinggreat,y ou'llprobably makeafewpeopleannoy edorangry .Don'tworry about
thosepeoplejustfocusonthegoodresults.

20."Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves."

TweetThis!(h t t ps://t w it t er . c om /sh a r e?u r l=h t t p% 3 A % 2 F% 2 Fw w w . ph r a sem ix . c om % 2 Fc ollec t ion s% 2 Ft h e5 0 m ost

im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 G od% 2 0 h elps% 2 0 t h ose% 2 0 w h o% 2 0 h elp% 2 0 t h em selv es. % 2 2 ) Don'tjustwait
forgoodthingstohappentoy ou.Workhardtoachiev ey ourgoals.

21."Youcan'talwaysgetwhatyouwant."

TweetThis!(h t t ps://t w it t er . c om /sh a r e?u r l=h t t p% 3 A % 2 F% 2 Fw w w . ph r a sem ix . c om % 2 Fc ollec t ion s% 2 Ft h e5 0 m ost

im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Y ou % 2 0 c a n % 2 7 t % 2 0 a lw a y s% 2 0 g et % 2 0 w h a t % 2 0 y ou % 2 0 w a n t . % 2 2 ) Don't
whineandcomplainify oudon'tgetwhaty ouwanted.

22."Cleanlinessisnexttogodliness."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 C lea n lin ess% 2 0 is% 2 0 n ex t % 2 0 t o% 2 0 g odlin ess. % 2 2 ) Beclean.Godlikesthat.

23."Awatchedpotneverboils."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 A % 2 0 w a t c h ed% 2 0 pot % 2 0 n ev er % 2 0 boils. % 2 2 ) Ifsomethingtakestimeto
finish,don'twatchittooclosely becauseitwillseemlikeit'stakingforev er.

24."Beggarscan'tbechoosers."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Beg g a r s% 2 0 c a n % 2 7 t % 2 0 be% 2 0 c h ooser s. % 2 2 ) Ify ou'reaskingforafav or
fromsomeoneelse,y ouhav etotakewhatev erthey giv ey ou.

25."Actionsspeaklouderthanwords."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 A c t ion s% 2 0 spea k % 2 0 lou der % 2 0 t h a n % 2 0 w or ds. % 2 2 ) Justsay ingthaty ou'll
dosomethingdoesn'tmeanmuch.Actually doingitisharderandmoremeaningful.

26."Ifitain'tbroke,don'tfixit."

TweetThis!(h t t ps://t w it t er . c om /sh a r e?u r l=h t t p% 3 A % 2 F% 2 Fw w w . ph r a sem ix . c om % 2 Fc ollec t ion s% 2 Ft h e5 0 m ost

im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 If% 2 0 it % 2 0 a in % 2 7 t % 2 0 br ok e% 2 C % 2 0 don % 2 7 t % 2 0 fix % 2 0 it . % 2 2 ) Don'ttry
toimprov esomethingthatalready worksfairly well.Y ou'llprobably endupcausingnewproblems.

27 ."Practicemakesperfect."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Pr a c t ic e% 2 0 m a k es% 2 0 per fec t . % 2 2 ) Y ouhav etopracticeaskillalotto
becomegoodatit.

28."Toomanycooksspoilthebroth."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 T oo% 2 0 m a n y % 2 0 c ook s% 2 0 spoil% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 br ot h . % 2 2 ) Whentherearetoo
many peopletry ingtoleadandgiv etheiropinions,it'sconfusingandleadstobadresults.Jobsandprojects
shouldhav eoneortwostrongleaders.

29."Easycome,easygo."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Ea sy % 2 0 c om e% 2 C % 2 0 ea sy % 2 0 g o. % 2 2 ) Wheny ougetmoney quickly ,like
by winningit,it'seasy tospenditorloseitquickly aswell.

"Don'tbitethehandthatfeedsyou."
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30."Don'tbitethehandthatfeedsyou."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Don % 2 7 t % 2 0 bit e% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 h a n d% 2 0 t h a t % 2 0 feeds% 2 0 y ou . % 2 2 ) If
someone'spay ingy ouorhelpingy ouout,y ouhav etobecarefulnottomakethemangry orsay badthings
aboutthem.

31."Allgoodthingsmustcometoanend."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 A ll% 2 0 g ood% 2 0 t h in g s% 2 0 m u st % 2 0 c om e% 2 0 t o% 2 0 a n % 2 0 en d. % 2 2 ) Y ou
can'tkeephav inggoodluckorfunforev erev entually itwillstop.

32."Ifyoucan'tbeat'em,join'em."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 If% 2 0 y ou % 2 0 c a n % 2 7 t % 2 0 bea t % 2 0 % 2 7 em % 2 C % 2 0 join % 2 0 % 2 7 em . % 2 2 )
Wheny outry tochangesomeone'sbehav ioranditdoesn'twork,y oumighthav etochangeinstead.For
example,ify ou'retry ingtogety ourclassmatestofocusonstudy ingbutthey wanttoparty ,may bey ou
shouldjustparty withthem.

33."Oneman'strashisanotherman'streasure."

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im por t a n t en g lish
pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 O n e% 2 0 m a n % 2 7 s% 2 0 t r a sh % 2 0 is% 2 0 a n ot h er % 2 0 m a n % 2 7 s% 2 0 t r ea su r e. % 2 2 ) Different
peoplehav edifferentideasaboutwhat'sv aluable.

34."There'snotimelikethepresent."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 T h er e% 2 7 s% 2 0 n o% 2 0 t im e% 2 0 lik e% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 pr esen t . % 2 2 ) Ify ouneedto
dosomething,don'twaituntillater.Doitnow.

35."Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Bea u t y % 2 0 is% 2 0 in % 2 0 t h e% 2 0 ey e% 2 0 of% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 beh older . % 2 2 ) Different
peoplehav edifferentideasaboutwhat'sbeautiful.

36."Necessityisthemotherofinvention."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Nec essit y % 2 0 is% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 m ot h er % 2 0 of% 2 0 in v en t ion . % 2 2 ) Wheny ou're
really inneed,y outhinkofcreativ esolutionstoy ourproblems.

37 ."Apennysavedisapennyearned."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 A % 2 0 pen n y % 2 0 sa v ed% 2 0 is% 2 0 a % 2 0 pen n y % 2 0 ea r n ed. % 2 2 ) Sav ey our
money .Sav ingmoney isjustlikemakingmoney .

38."Familiaritybreedscontempt."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Fa m ilia r it y % 2 0 br eeds% 2 0 c on t em pt . % 2 2 ) Wheny ou'rearoundsomeonefor
toolong,y ougettiredofthemandannoy edby them.

39."Youcan'tjudgeabookbyitscover."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Y ou % 2 0 c a n % 2 7 t % 2 0 ju dg e% 2 0 a % 2 0 book % 2 0 by % 2 0 it s% 2 0 c ov er . % 2 2 )
Thingssometimeslookdifferentthanthey really are.Arestaurantthatlooksoldandsmallmighthav e
amazingfood,forexample.

40."Goodthingscometothosewhowait."

TweetThis!(h t t ps://t w it t er . c om /sh a r e?u r l=h t t p% 3 A % 2 F% 2 Fw w w . ph r a sem ix . c om % 2 Fc ollec t ion s% 2 Ft h e5 0 m ost

im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 G ood% 2 0 t h in g s% 2 0 c om e% 2 0 t o% 2 0 t h ose% 2 0 w h o% 2 0 w a it . % 2 2 ) Bepatient.
Ev entually somethinggoodwillhappentoy ou.

41."Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Don % 2 7 t % 2 0 pu t % 2 0 a ll% 2 0 y ou r % 2 0 eg g s% 2 0 in % 2 0 on e% 2 0 ba sk et . % 2 2 )
Hav eabackupplan.Don'triskallofy ourmoney ortimeinoneplan.

42."Twoheadsarebetterthanone."

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TweetThis!(h t t ps://t w it t er . c om /sh a r e?u r l=h t t p% 3 A % 2 F% 2 Fw w w . ph r a sem ix . c om % 2 Fc ollec t ion s% 2 Ft h e5 0 m ost

im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 T w o% 2 0 h ea ds% 2 0 a r e% 2 0 bet t er % 2 0 t h a n % 2 0 on e. % 2 2 ) Whentwopeople
cooperatewitheachother,they comeupwithbetterideas.

43."Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthehill."

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im por t a n t en g lish
pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 T h e% 2 0 g r a ss% 2 0 is% 2 0 a lw a y s% 2 0 g r een er % 2 0 on % 2 0 t h e% 2 0 ot h er % 2 0 side% 2 0 of% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 h ill. % 2 2 )
Peopletendtowantwhatev erthey don'thav e.

44."Dountoothersasyouwouldhavethemdountoyou."

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im por t a n t en g lish
pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Do% 2 0 u n t o% 2 0 ot h er s% 2 0 a s% 2 0 y ou % 2 0 w ou ld% 2 0 h a v e% 2 0 t h em % 2 0 do% 2 0 u n t o% 2 0 y ou . % 2 2 )
Don'tdomeanthingstopeople.

45."Achainisonlyasstrongasitsweakestlink."

TweetThis!(h t t ps://t w it t er . c om /sh a r e?u r l=h t t p% 3 A % 2 F% 2 Fw w w . ph r a sem ix . c om % 2 Fc ollec t ion s% 2 Ft h e5 0 m ost

im por t a n t en g lish
pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 A % 2 0 c h a in % 2 0 is% 2 0 on ly % 2 0 a s% 2 0 st r on g % 2 0 a s% 2 0 it s% 2 0 w ea k est % 2 0 lin k . % 2 2 ) Ifone
memberofateamdoesn'tperformwell,thewholeteamwillfail.

46."Honestyisthebestpolicy."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 H on est y % 2 0 is% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 best % 2 0 polic y . % 2 2 ) Don'tlie.

47 ."Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder."

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im por t a n t en g lish pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 A bsen c e% 2 0 m a k es% 2 0 t h e% 2 0 h ea r t % 2 0 g r ow % 2 0 fon der . % 2 2 ) Sometimes
it'sgoodtobeaway fromy ourpartner,becauseitmakesy ouwanttoseeeachotheragain.

48."Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucan'tmakehimdrink."

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im por t a n t en g lish
pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 Y ou % 2 0 c a n % 2 0 lea d% 2 0 a % 2 0 h or se% 2 0 t o% 2 0 w a t er % 2 C % 2 0 bu t % 2 0 y ou % 2 0 c a n % 2 7 t % 2 0 m a k e% 2 0 h im % 2 0 dr in k . % 2 2 )
Ify outry tohelpsomeone,butthey don'ttakey ouradv iceoroffers,giv eup.Y oucan'tforcesomeoneto
accepty ourhelp.

49."Don'tcountyourchickensbeforetheyhatch."

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Y ourplansmightnotworkout,sodon'tstartthinkingaboutwhaty ou'lldoaftery ousucceed.Waituntil
y ou'v ealready succeeded,andtheny oucanthinkaboutwhattodonext.

50."Ifyouwantsomethingdoneright,youhavetodoityourself."

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im por t a n t en g lish
pr ov er bs&t ex t =% 2 2 If% 2 0 y ou % 2 0 w a n t % 2 0 som et h in g % 2 0 don e% 2 0 r ig h t % 2 C % 2 0 y ou % 2 0 h a v e% 2 0 t o% 2 0 do% 2 0 it % 2 0 y ou r self. % 2 2 )
Don'ttrustotherpeopletodoimportantthingsfory ou.Y ouhav etodothingsy ourselftocontrolthequality
oftheresults.

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magnusdopus3daysago
Howdoyounothaveeverycloudhasasilverlining?
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canuaddthisproverbonehandextendedtohelpisbetterthantwojointinprayer
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TracidInk>SGS2882daysago
Prayerisstrongerthanyouthinkyoungman.
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joy>SGS28811daysago
whatdoesitmean?
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AnjaliLuthraamonthago
Thisiscoolfordesignstudentstohelpincreativewritingareatoo!
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Patrician>AnjaliLuthra19daysago
Iagree
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LazarAngamonthago
Amazing=)
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GMW19722monthsago
Usingthistoaidmysonwithhishomework.Thanksalot.
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RajivKumarMeher2monthsago
itsamazing"iloveit"
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MukaddasShokirova2monthsago
ItwasanexcellentjobtomehavingthemostimportantEnglishproverbs.Ialwaysattempttouse
proverbstoimprovemyverbalspeech.Yoursupporthelpedmemakemylessonsinterestingand
fruitful.Thanksalot.Bytheway,happynewyear!wishyougreatsuccessinyourlife.
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abhay2monthsago
helpfulformyproject
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khateebsalman3monthsago
Whytheproverbs"Allthatglittersisnotgold"and"Emptyvesselsmakemuchnoise"arenotincluded
inthetop50list.Theseareoneoftheancientandpopularproverbs.
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Viraj3monthsago
Canyouplsaddexamplesfortheproverbs.Otherwiseitisthebestsite
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OurParty3monthsago
Whereis'Arollingstonegathersnomoss'

and...'Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush'
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asadkhattak3monthsago
whatistheproperproverbfor"togainsomething,youhavetolosesomething"

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whatistheproperproverbfor"togainsomething,youhavetolosesomething"
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ScottFitzgerald>asadkhattakadayago
Youcannotfillacupthat'salreadyfull,JohntheBaptistsaidinregardstoJesus"Imust
decreasethathemayincrease"
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JaneDenny>asadkhattak2monthsago
Norisk,noreward
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JordanLim>asadkhattak2monthsago
nopainnogain
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DindaLindiaCahyani3monthsago
Lovethis.Keepitupdate.
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Niceone
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iloved31.andgonnaaunderstandallthissayingincomingholidays.
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Siddarth3monthsago
Verygoodcompilation
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Ben4monthsago
Ireallikeit.Iwillmemorizeandunderstandthem.Aresoinformative.
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Khadeejah4monthsago
Veryhelpful,thanksphrasemix.com!
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MohamadZamany4monthsago
veryamazing.
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AliMahmood4monthsago
sowonderfulproverbs.Arabshavesomeofthemaswell!like"Don'tbitethehandthatfeedsyou"
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avmphil4monthsago
Veryuseful,brightensonesliveandhelptounderstandwhatweare...
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HarisBinAkram4monthsago
achainisonlyasstrongasitsweakestlink.

ilikethisproverb
itseemstobeveryhelpful

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ilikeit
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RichardTattershall>HarisBinAkram 4monthsago
Yes,itreinforceswhyit'svitaltodoyourpart,todoeveryjobyoutakeonwell,ifyouexpectto
stayemployedand,moreimportantly,toexcelandbesuccessfulinwhatyou'redoing.And
alsotoknowwhenyoushowalackoftalentforsomething,findsomethingelseyoulikeand
haveanaptitudefordoingandpursueit.
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Viraj4monthsago

Toomanycooksspoilthebrothormorethemerrierwhichistrue??
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JaneDenny>Viraj2monthsago
Ithink"themorethemerrier"referstocelebration."Toomanycooksspoilthebroth"refersto
creativity.Youcouldalsosay"toomanyartistsspoilthepainting".
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Khadeejah>Viraj4monthsago
yesitis!
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Aaron@PhraseMix Mod >Viraj 4monthsago

Someveryfamousproverbscontradicteachother,it'strue.
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Khadeejah>Aaron@PhraseMix4monthsago
Yes!
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Yashi5monthsago
Reallytoogood
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Avisha5monthsago
Likeitbutwantmanymoresuchastoomanycooksspoilthebrothersetc....

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Aaron@PhraseMix Mod >Avisha 5monthsago

Theproverbis"Toomanycooksspoilthebroth,"not"brothers".Didyouseethislink?
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David>Aaron@PhraseMix4monthsago
Aaronisrightasits"Toomanysistersspoilthebrothers"
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Aaron@PhraseMix Mod >David 4monthsago

I'veneverheardthat.
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Mcdonald>Aaron@PhraseMix2monthsago
Meneither,
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SnehaChauhan5monthsago

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SnehaChauhan
veryhelpfull
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Rugamba5monthsago
Niceproverbsilikeit
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Wowmindblowingallofthemaregreatamdthanksforyoursupportmyassignmentgottoomuch
easyafterwatchingtheseamazingproverbs
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abimanumathoorasing5monthsago
ThankyouverymuchIlearnedthingsthatIneverknewtheirmeaningsuntilnow.
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Lukas.5monthsago
nicework
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vayamk5monthsago
vayamk
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Patrick6monthsago
Theysayactionsspeaklouderthanwordsbuttheyalsosaidthepenismightierthantheswordsolike
whichonedoyouwantbruh?Idontunderstand
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RichardTattershall>Patrick4monthsago
Actionsspeaklouderthanwordsmeans,don'ttellyourkidnottoswearandthencontinue
swearingyourself,don'tcommitcrimeandexpectyourkidnottobecomeacriminal.People
tendtofollowtheexamplesofthosearoundthemandtheyoungertheyarethemorelikelythey
aretofollowthoseexamples.Conversely,beingagoodstrongrolemodeldoeswondersfor
formingastrong,happy,healthychild.
Whenyouthinkthe"penismightierthanthesword"thinkofThomasPainewhoseessaysso
shapedthethoughtofthoseAmericanrevolutionariesaroundhimandledtotheformationofa
newAmericangovernment.Note:WritingforcefullyISanaction.Anotherexamplewouldbe
Lincoln'sEmancipationProclamationwhichbroughtanendtoslaveryinAmerica.
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Jarik>Patrick5monthsago
Youreallyneedtothinkaboutthisagain...it'snotthesamething.
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Maha6monthsago
Ilovethem!!!

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