Proverbs and Adages Task Cards 1

• Time will move very quickly.

• Time will still pass.

• Doing something in a timely way saves time later.

• Doing something when you are tired is a good idea.

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• If you see evidence of something happening, then it is probably actually happening.

• If you see smoke at a hotel, there is a celebrity there.

• Celebrities always travel with security.

• Don't start a fire that you can't put out.

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• It seems to take longer when you're waiting for something to happen.

• Seeds don't grow when you watch them.

• If you want seeds to grow, don't boil water.

• Boiling water takes time.

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• If you fail, you have to do something twice.

• Don't try to take the easy way out.

• To get good grades, you need to study.

• Mistakes can teach useful lessons.

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• Be careful feeding someone who is hungry.

• People who are hungry can be mean.

• Be nice to people who take care of you.

• People need help when they are hurting.

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• You can't expect to achieve something if you never even try to do it.

• Try hard and you will succeed.

• Always do your best.

• Never give up.

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• Friends will be with you in the best part of life.

• If you want the best toys, get up early.

• You will have better meals if you get up early.

• If you start something early, you have a better chance of succeeding at it.

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• If you save money you have now, it's as good as earning it on working for it in the future.

• If you save your money, you don't have to work.

• If you work hard, you will save your money.

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• When there is nothing wrong with the current situation, don't do something to change it.

• Don't bother dogs while they are sleeping.

• When someone takes your food, remember that everybody has to eat.

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• When you love someone, you don't see anything wrong with them.

• When there's nothing wrong with the current situation, don't do something to change it.

• You can't see people you love.

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