PROVERBS

The early bird catches the worm.

• Birds are good at catching worms
•  If you wake up and get to work early, you willsucceed
• Getting up early gets you worms for breakfast
• It's better to stay in bed

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Look before you leap.

• Think before you act.
• Look and then jump.
• Jumping is good exercise
• Looking is important

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

• Counting the eggs is more important.
• You should not count on something before it happens
• Chickens are hard to count.
• Waiting for the chickens is hard to do.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Where there's a will, there's a way.

• Boys named Will know the way
• There's always a way to find Will.
• It's hard to find Will.
• If you are determined enough, you can find a way to do anything.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

All's well that ends well.

• If you feel well and the end, you will have a penny saved.
• Feeling well is important to feel well.
• If you start today, you'll finish tomorrow.
• Problems that occur along the way do not matter as long as the outcome is happy. 

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Someone who helps you when you are in trouble.

• A friend in need is a friend indeed

• Honesty is the best policy

Doing something repeatedly is the only way to become good at it.

• Practice makes perfect

• Never say die

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

When you try to work too quickly, you usually make mistakes.

• Haste makes waste

• If you snooze, you lose

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

It’s better to always tell the truth.

• First things first

• Honesty is the best policy

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

You should do as you say.

• Practice what you preach

• What's done is done