Proverbs

Birds of a feather flock together

• If you can do something today, do it. Don’t wait until tomorrow; don’t procrastinate.

• Don’t try to do too many things at the same time; focus on one thing at a time

• People who are similar spend time together

• When you make money quickly, it’s very easy to lose it quickly as well

No man is an island

• It’s always better to tell the truth In any situation, If something is already working well, don’t try to change it or improve it

• If something is already working well, don’t try to change it or improve it

• No one is truly capable of living alone. We need human connection to be healthy

• In any situation, be optimistic about the result, but always be ready for the worst outcome

Laughter is the best medicine.

• When you’re in a difficult situation, laughing can make it easier to get through that situation

• If you get involved in something dangerous or beyond your abilities, you will probably experience negative consequences

• Don’t depend on someone else to do a good job; do it yourself

• If someone is your enemy, treat them like a friend so you can be ready if they ever try to betray you

God helps those who help themselves

• The more you know, the more powerful you can be in different areas of your life
  
• Don’t just wait for good things to happen to you. Work hard to make them happen
• When you’re in a difficult situation, laughing can make it easier to get through that situation
• Said when a son is similar to his father; also, “Like mother, like daughter”

Easy come, easy go

• Don’t criticize someone if you’re not perfect either; don’t be a hyprocrite
  
• The more you do something, the better you will become at it
• People who wake up early or who get to places early have a better chance of success
• When you make money quickly, it’s very easy to lose it quickly as well

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If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em

• Being away from someone or something for a period of time makes you appreciate that person or thing more when you see them or it again
  
• What you do is more important than what you say
• If you can’t change someone’s behavior or opinion, sometimes it’s better or easier to do what they want to do
• You must begin something if you hope to finish it; something that takes a long time to finish begins with one step

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Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket

• If you’re in a bad situation and someone offers to help you, you have to take whatever they give you and shouldn’t ask for more

• Don’t put all of your hopes and resources into one goal or dream

• What is “beautiful” is different for each person

• It’s better to finish something late than to never do it at all

Don’t put too many irons in the fire

• People who are similar spend time together

• It’s good to be clean. God is clean, and you should be too.

• Don’t try to do too many things at the same time; focus on one thing at a time

• Don’t make someone angry or hurt someone who is helping you or paying for you

Beggars can’t be choosers

• Don’t expect a positive result before you actually see it

• Don’t judge someone or something by appearance alone

• If you’re in a bad situation and someone offers to help you, you have to take whatever they give you and shouldn’t ask for more

• Don’t put all of your hopes and resources into one goal or dream

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

• Don’t expect a positive result before you actually see it

• What is “beautiful” is different for each person

• It’s better to finish something late than to never do it at all

• People who are similar spend time together