Adages

Adages

What do you notice about all of these sentences?

• Time and tide wait for no man.

• Appearances are often deceiving.

• Slow and steady wins the race.

Adages

an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; a proverb

Multiple Choice

"'Then we were giving the job of seeing that no one wasted time again,' he said sitting up proudly. 'It's hard work but a noble calling. For you see...it is our most valuable possession, more precious than diamonds. It marches on, it and tide wait for no man...'"

• If you don't make use of an opportunity, you may never get the chance again.

• It doesn't matter how quickly you work, you will never catch up with the passage of time.

Multiple Choice

Read the passage on pages 67-68, beginning, "Well,' said the old lady..." and ending "...even casual conversation became difficult."

Brevity: being short or brief, or using just a few words to say something

Wit: the ability to express oneself in clever ways that amuse people

Soul: refers to the central idea of something

• Saying short sentences will amuse your audience.

• A few well-chosen words are often all that's needed to say something clever or wise.

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"Speak fitly or be silently wisely." (68)

• It's smarter to be silent than to speak without carefully thinking about what you're going to say.

• It's better to be quiet than to speak with an attitude.

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"Silence is golden." (68)

• Silence is the only true way to be.

• Silence is a good attribute.

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When it rains, it pours.

• When luck changes, it tends to change dramatically.

• In times of plenty, we must remember people who suffer more than

  we do.

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Pain in the neck.

• Hard to get along with sometimes.

• I need help.

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You're barking up the wrong tree.

• Accomplish two tasks with one action

• You are asking the wrong person

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Under the weather

• Stop what you're doing.

• not feeling well

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When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

• The strongest people are good at meeting challenges.

• Making decisions is the biggest challenge in life.

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When one door shuts, another one opens.

• Two things that appear similar can be opposites.

• There will always be new opportunities.

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The early bird catches the worm

• Birds eat a lot of worms when they are hungry

• Whoever arrives first has the best chance for success

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All's well that ends well.

• The result is what matters most.

• We cannot control the way something ends.

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An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

• Eating healthy keeps you from getting sick

• Doctors say to eat apples

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Don't burn your bridges.

• Learn how to cross bodies of water.

• It is never a good idea to make enemies.