美国人挂在嘴边的句子其文化和价值观完整版，人生有三件美事读书交友穿行于山水之间。
美国人挂在嘴边的200句子
美国人挂在嘴边的200句子---其文化和价值观（完整版）
1---------Youcan'targuewithsucceThoughyoumaytellsomeonetheyaredoingsomethinginawrongway,
youhavetostopcriticizingthemiftheirmethodworks.
2--------Nothingsucceedslikesuccess
Likemoneyinasavingsaccount,succeseemstocompounditself.Apersonwhohasasmallsucceexpectsittobefollowedbyabiggerone.
3--------Theendjustifiesthemeans
Itdoesnotmatterhowyousucceed.Anymethodisallrightifitworksforyou.Thisproverbisnotalwaysaccepted.Oftenonehearstheopposite,"theenddoesn'tjustifiesthemeans."
4--------Ifyoucan'tbeatthem,jointhem
Ifyoucannotcompetesuccessfullywithapersonoragroup,stopcompetingandgojointhem.Thenyoucanshareintheirsuccess.
5--------Alwaysadaylateandadollarshort
Acriticismofapersonwhoneversucceeds.Thefailuresmaynotbedrasticbutthepatternofsmallfailuresisannoyingtoothers,especiallyintwoareasthatAmericansvalueashighlyastimeandmoney.
6--------Onethingatatime
Concentrationleadstosuccess.Thepersonwhotirestodotoomanythingsatoncemayfailatallofthem.
7--------We'llcrothatbridgewhenwecometoitWewillnotdiscuorworryaboutafutureproblem.Ifandwhentheproblembecomesurgent,wewilldealwithit.
8--------Don'tputthecartbeforethehourse
Dothingsinasensibleorder.Forexample,dosomethingtoimpreyourbobeforeyouaskforaraiseinpay.Don'taskfortheraisefirst.
9--------All'sfairinloveandwar
Donottrustarivaloranenemyatall.Hisorherdesiretosucceedwilloverruleeverythingelse.Suchapeoplemaylie,cheat,attackordomanyotherthingsfarmoreterriblethanheorshewouldnormallydo.
10--------WheninRomedoastheromansdo
Flexibilityleadstosucceinunfamiliarcircumstances.Peoplemaychangestheirnormalwayofdoingthingsinordertofitinbetterwiththosetheyarevisiting.
11-------Easydoesit
Somethingsrequiregentleneforsuccess.Oneshouldnotpushtoohard.Forcemaycausedamage
12--------Thebiggertheyare,thehardertheyfall
Donotbediscouragedbythesizeofyourproblemorthefameofyourcompetitor.(thesayingistracedtoaboxerpreparingtofightanopponentmuchlargerthanhewas.)
13--------Alliswellthatendswell
Ifwecancometoasuccessfulconclusion,letusforgetaboutthepainandmistakesalongtheway.
14--------GoforitGoaheadandtrytoachieveyourgoal.Don'tworryaboutfailing.Similartothisproverb—Godprovidesfoodtoeverybird,buthewon'tcasttoitsnest,yougottoearnit.
15--------Everylittlebithelps
Ifsomeoneapologizesforgivingonlyasmallgift,therecipientmayencouragethegiverbyquotingthisproverb.Thisisespeciallytrueifthereisahugejobtodoorahugeamountofmoneytoberaisedfrommanypeople.
16--------Lookbeforeyouleap
Don'tjumpintoasituationcarelessly.Youmaylandindifficulty
17--------Allthatglittersisnotgold
Donotbefooledbyworthlethingsthatseemvaluableorlookattractive."Fool'sgold"isthepopularnameforakindofstonethatglitterslikegoldbutcontainsnogoldatall.
18-------Curiositykilledthecat
Donotasktoomanyquestionsorbecometoocuriousaboutthings.Youmaygetyourselfintotroublelikeacatthatdoesnotseethedangerinanewsituation
19--------Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasketDonotriskeverythinginoneplaceorononeproject.Divideyoursourcesthatonefailurewillnotruinyou.Similartothisproverb---Donotusebothfeettotestthedepthoftheriver
20--------Don'tbiteoffmorethanyoucanchew
Donotattemptsomethingtoolargeforyoutohandle.
21--------Toogoodtobeture
Thisisoftenusedtowarnaboutadvertising.Anofferlooksgoodbutturnsouttobemisleading
22--------FlatterywillgetyounowhereIfflattery(insincerepraise)isrecognized,itwillnotsucceed.Onesometimeshearstheopposite,Flatterywillgetyoueverywhere
23--------Thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch
Ifsomeoneyoudonotknowoffersyouafreelunchorothergift,watchout.Thegiftmaybeamethodofgettingsomethingfromyou
24-------Pridegoesbeforeafall
Donotbeover-confidentandcareless.Yourcircumstancesmaychangequicklyandtheemptineofyourbraggingwillbeexposed
25-------Bettersafethansorry
Itisbetternottotakeariskthantotakeariskfoolishly
26--------Winningisn'teverything
Onemayenjoytheproceofplayingagamewhetheronewinsornot.Thistraditionalproverbisnowoftenheardintheoppositeform,Winningisn'teverything.It'stheonlything!
27-------Timewilltell
Waitandseehowsomethingwillworkout.Don'ttrustapersonorthingtoomuchrightnow.
28--------Theburnedchildshunsfire
Someoflife'slessonsarelearnedthehardway.Thepersonwhohashadtopayforamistakewillbecarefulnottomakethatmistakeagain.
29--------Thereareotherfishinthesea
Thereareopportunities!Forexample,thisismaybeusedtoencouragesomeonewhohasjustbrokenoffarelationshipwithasweetheart.
30--------Don'tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched
Donotbecometooconfidentofsuccebeforeyoucanseethatprogreishappening.
31--------Romewasn'tbuiltinadayDonotbediscouragedifyourgoalstillseemsfaraway.Onabigproject,succetakestime!
32--------Thereismoreherethanmeetstheeye
Becareful.Peoplearehidingsomethinginordertoprotectthemselvesortakeadvantageofyou.33--------Thecustomerisalwaysright
Businessesinstructtheirclerksnottodoanythingthatmightthreatenacustomer'sself-esteem,nomatterhowunreasonablethecustomeris.Anycomplaintofanycustomermustbecarefullyandpolitelyheardbyanyemployee.Thecustomermustnotbemadetofeelignorant.
34--------Betruetoyourself
Donotcompromiseyourselforyourbeliefsinordertopleaseotherpeopleorfitinwithasystem.Knowwhoyouare.Letotherpeopleknowwhatyoustandfor.Donotgiveintopressuretoconformortodothingsyoudonotagreewith.
35--------Oncebitten,twiceshy
Thismaybeusedtoexplainthebehaviorofapersonwhoisoverlycautiousaboutsomething.Thewisepersonmakesmistakesbutdoesnotusuallymakethesamemistaketwice
36--------Itisn'tovertillthefatladysingsIrefusetoadmitdefeatyet.ThoughrightnowitlookslikeImayfall,thereisstilltimeforthingstochange.(The"fatlady"isaninsultingreferencetoanoperasoloist,operaoftenendwithafemalesolo.)
37--------Toeachhisown
Eachindividualshouldbeallowedtohavehisorherownpreferences.peoplewillnaturallychoosedifferentactivities,goals,life-s,etc.
38--------Lookingoutfornumberone
Lookingoutforone'sownpersonalwelfaremorethananythingelse.Thisissometimesusedtocriticizeapersonwhohasabusedortakenadvantageofsomeoneelse,"Allhewasdoingwaslookingoutfornumberone."Oritmaybeusedtodefendhimselforherself,"ThereisnothingwrongwithwhatIdid.Iwasjustlookingoutfornumberone."
39--------Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetgoing
Whensituationisdifficult,onlythedeterminedpeoplecanhandleit.Theydon'tgiveup!
40--------TimesflieswhenyouarehavingfunAdayseemsshotwhenitisfullofenjoyablethingsbutitseemslikeaneternityifoneisidleorstuckwithaboringjob.
41--------Ifitfeelsgood,doit
Liveaccordingtoyourdesiresatthemoment.Forgetaboutrules,regulationsorconsequences.Justhavefun.
42--------Liveandletlive
Donotbejudgmental.Donottrytocontrolorpunishotherpeople.
Youliveasyoulikeandletothersliveastheylike.
43--------Varietyisthespiceoflife
Varietyiswhatmakeslifepleasureable.Boredomisseenasathreatandmonotonyisthesurestroutetoboredom.
44-------Moneytalks
Wealthhasinfluence.Peoplewhomakebigcontributionstopoliticalcandidatesare"talking"tothecandidatesandexpectingthemtolisten.
45--------AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboyThisisusedtocriticizesomeonewhotakesworktooseriously.Itaffirmsthatplayisasanessentialpartofhumanlife.
46--------Themorethemerrier
Thisisawayofwelcomingsomeonetoparticipate.Itmeans,thebiggerthegroup.thebiggertheparty.
47-------Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush
Athingyoualreadyhaveisworthtwiceasmuchasathingyoumightgetinthefuture.48---------Youcan'thaveyourcakeandeatittoo
Makeupyourmind.Sometimesonemustchoosebetweentwoverydesirablethings,givinguponethinginordertoenjoytheother.
49---------Thereismorethanonewaytoskinacat
Anyofseveralmethodsmaybringaboutthedesiredresult.Eachpersonmaychoosethemethodthatbestsuitsher.Ifonemethoddoesnotwork,chooseadifferentoneandtryagain.50--------Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison
Sincethesamethingmayaffectdifferentpeopleindifferentways,eachpersonmustchoosethethingsthatwillworkinhisorherparticularcase.
http://www.oh100.com opeopleinlovewill"findaway"togettogether.
52--------Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder
Whenloversareseparated,theymaythinkabouteachotherconstantly.theirlovemaydeepen.
53---------Outofsight,outofmind
Thisissaidofsomeonenotconsideredimportantorworthyofloyalty.Oneforgetsaboutthatpersonassoonasheorsheisoutofsight.
54-------Lovemakestheworldgoaround
Loveisthedrivingforceinalloflife.Lovemakeslifeworthliving.Ifyouunderstandlove,youunderstandeverythingaboutlife.
http://www.oh100.com hepastthismeant,"takeyourtimebeforeyoucommityourselftoamarriagepartner."Nowitmeans,"Donotcommityourselftoanyoneyouwillbesorry."oritmaymean,"Livewithapersonforawhilebeforemarryinghimorher."Itmayalsoapplytoanylong-termpartnership,suchasajointbusineventure
56-------Talkischeap
Talkingisnotdoing,Itiseasytotalkaboutaplan,butthisgetslittlerespectuntillonetakesariskandputstheplanintoaction.
57--------LoveisblindWhenpeopleareinlove,theydonotseeeachother'sfaults
58---------Timeismoney
Timecanbeconvertedtomoney,thatis,wagesareoftenpaidperhourofwork.Managerswantemployeestodothingsquicklybecause"timeismoney."Ifemployeeswastetime,thecompanylosesmoney.
59---------Ifyou'resosmart,whyain'tyourich
Thisquestionimpliesthatintelligence,liketime,canbeconvertedintomoney.Itisusedtocutdownanordinaryperson(notarichone)whohasexpressedanopinionasifitisthefinalwordonthesubject.
60--------Beggarscan'tbechoosers
Beggarshavetoacceptwhatevertheyget.Apoorpersonhasveryfewchoicesinlife.Thisharshreplymaybeusedifpeoplecomplainaboutthesizeorqualityofagift.
61--------Theloveofmoneyistherootofallevil
Greedwillleadapersonintomanyotherevilssuchascheating,oppressionandviolence.(onealsohears,moneyistherootofallevil,whichplacestheblamemoreonmoneythanongreed.)
62---------Afoolandhismoneyaresoonparted
Follywillalwaysshowupinthewayafoolhandlesmoney.Wisepeoplearetheonessmartenoughtoguardmoneyoncetheyhaveit.
63--------Itisn'twhetheryouwinorlose,it'showyouplaythegame
Playingwellandfairlyismoreimportantthansucceeding.Thissayingissometimesusedtoconsolesomeonewhohaslostagame.Theideasisthatinspiteoflosing,onemaystillfeellikeasucceifonehasplayedaswellaspossible.
64--------Moneycan'tbuyhappiness
Therearesomethingsmoneyjustcan'tbuy.Thisremindspeoplethatmoneyisnotanultimatevaluealthoughitoftenistreatedasone.Thesayingmaybeusedasacommentwhenawealthybutlonelyandwretchedpersoncommitssuicide.
65--------Niceguysfinishlast
Succeisvaluedmorehighlythankindneandpoliteness.Ifunkindneandimpoolitenecontributetoone'ssuccess,theyaresometimesexcusedas"toughness"or"whatittakes."Thisismoreoftenappliedtomenthanwoman.
66--------Theonewhodieswiththemosttoyswins
Thisrecent,cynicalsayingmakesfunofthreecommonAmericandesires--competing,accumulatingproperty,andhavingfun.
67--------Justdoit
ThisproverbisactuallyarecentlyinventedadvertisingsloganfortheNikeShoecompany.Itmayalsobethebestthree-wordsummaryofAmericanculturalvalues.Itmeans,"quitbeingindecisive,Don'tbotherconsultingalotofpeople.Don'twastemuchtimesonplanning.Justdoitanddoitnow.
68---------Youonlygoaroundonceinlife
Enjoylife,dowhatyouwanttodo,experienceeverythingyoucan.
69--------PutyourmoneywhereyourmouthisGetseriousaboutwhatyouaresaying.Whenyouhavespokeninfavorofsomething,provethatyoumeanitbyriskingsomemoneyonitinabetoraninvestment
70---------Thebestdefenseisagoodoffense
Bepro-activeandgoal-oriented,nottimidorconservative.Aimtoconquer,notmerelytoprotectyourself.
71--------Theroadtohellispavedwithgoodintentions
Liketalking,intendingisnotdoing.Actionsmatterfarmorethanintentions.Actionsdeterminewhereapersonendsup.
72---------Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday
Doingisbetterthanwaiting.Ifyouwait,youmightloseyouropportunity
73--------Actionspeaklouderthanwords
Toknowpeople'shearts,paymoreattentiontowhattheydothanwhattheysay.
74---------Idlehandsarethedevil'sworkshopWhenpeoplehavenothingconstructivetodo,theygetintomischief.Thechildwhoisboredmaypickupacrayonandcoloronthewall,somethingthatwouldnothappenifthechildwerehappilyoccupiedinsomeotheractivity.
75--------You'vegottotakethebullbythehornsGrabdirectlyandfearlesslyforthetoughnestpartofaproblem.Don'tlookforaneasywayout.
76--------Moneydoesn'tgrowontrees
Youhavetoworkforthings.Succedoesnotcomeonitsown.
77---------Easycome,easygo
Ifyouhavereceivedsomethingwithoutworkingforit,itmaysoonbegone.Youwillnotbeascarefulwithitasyouwillbewithsomethingyouearned.
78---------ToomanycooksspoilthebrothIndividualactionoractionbythesmallestgrouppossibleisbetterthanconsultingalotofpeople.Toomuchconsultationwillwastetimeandcreateproblems.
79---------Standonyourowntwofeet
Growup;actlikeanadult.Don'taskmetodosomethingforyou.Thismaybesaidtoayoungorimmaturepersonwhodependstoomuchonothers.Itislikeacowkickingagrowncalfthatwantstosuckle.
80-------Ifyouwantsomethingdoneright,doityourself
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81-------Necessityisthemotherofinvention
Whenapersonreallyneedssomething,heorshefiguresoutsomenewwaytogetit.Thiscreativeinitiativetochangeone'ssituationisconsideredmuchbetterthangivingupandacceptingthingsastheyare.
82--------Firstcome,firstserved
Thissayingisusedwhenthereisalimitedsupplyofsomethingsuchasticketstoaneventorfoodatapicnic.Theideaisthatnomatterwhatyourstatus,ifyouwantsomeofwhatisbeinggivenawayorsold,youmustpresentyourselfinpersonandingoodtime.
83---------Nopainnogain
onemustputforthaneffortinordertosucceed.Thissayingcomesfromphysicalfitneinstructors.Theysaythatifyoudonotexercisehardenoughtomakeyourmuscleshurt,theexerciseisnot
doingyoumuchgood.
84--------Givehimaninchandhe'lltakeamileBecarefulofpresumptuouspeoplewhotakemoreinitiativethantheyshould.Ifyoudosomeoneasmallfavorordelegatealittlepermissionoralittlepower,heorshemaytakeadvantageofyou.
85--------Ifitisn'tbroke,don'tfixit
Donotbothertryingtoimprovesomethingifitisalreadyworkingsatisfactorily.Thatisawasteoftimeandyouruntheriskofbreakingthethingwhileyouaretryingtoimproveit.
86--------Thereisnoharmintrying
Apersonexpectstoberespectedformakinganeffortevenifitdoesnotsucceed.
87--------Thecureisworsethanthedisease
Whiletryingtosolveoneproblem,wecreateanevenbiggerproblem.Wewouldhavebeenbetteroffifwehaddonenothing.
88--------CounttotenbeforeyouloseyourtemperDonotinstantlyletyourfeelingscontrolyouractions.Slowdown.Thinkbeforeyoureact.
89---------Allthingscometohimwhowaits
Sometimespatienceisbetterthaninitiative.
90---------Thereismanyaslipbetweenthecupandthelip
Thisreferstoaplanthathasgonewrong.Whenoneisdrinkingfromacup,oneintendstogetallthedrinkintothemouth,butthisdoesnotalwayshappen.Theplanisgoodbutitcanstillfail.
91---------BoyswillbeboysPeoplewillactaccordingtotheirnature,includingsomemischief.Thisissometimesusedtodescribeirresponsiblebutnottooseriouslywrongbehaviorbymen.Inotherwords,grownmenwillsometimesactlikelittleboys.
92-------OnebadapplecanspoilthewholebarrelDonotassociatewithbadpeople.Theymayspoilyouasarottingapplespoilstheapplesnexttoitinthebarrel.
93---------Betterthedevilyouknowthanthedevilyoudon't
Peoplearegenerallynottrustworthy.Itisthereforebettertodealwithafamiliarpersonorsituationthananunknownone.Thatwayyouknowwhattowatchoutforandyoucanprotectyourselfbetter.
94----------Nobodyisperfect
Everyonehasshortcomings.ThisisusedasanexcuseforaminorMistakethathasbeenmade.
95-----------Thegraisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence
Peopleareneversatisfiedwithwhattheyhave.Theyalwayswantwhatsomeoneelsehas.
96---------Amanisonlyasoldashefeels
Aperson'senergylevelismoreimportantthanage.
97----------Aman'shomeishiscastleAthomeamanislikeaking,completelyfreetodoashewishes.
98----------Clothesmaketheman
Thewayamandresseswillaffectthewayheseeshimselfandthewayotherpeopleseehim.Theimplicationisthatifyouwanttosucceed,dreforsuccess.
99----------Twoheadsarebetterthanone
Twopeoplearemorelikelytosucceedthanoneworkingorthinkingalone.Itisbettertoconsultthantoactalone.
100---------Beautyisonlyskindeep
Oneshouldadmireaperson,particularlyawoman,forherdeep,innercharacterandnotsimplyforhersuperficialbeauty.
101---------ManyhandsmakelightworkCooperationmakesajobmucheasier
102----------Thereissafetyinnumbers
Donottakelargerisksallbyyourself.Donotwalkaloneonadangerousstreetatnight.103---------Charitybeginsathome
Oneshouldbekindtocloserelativesbeforedoinggoodtothecommunityingeneral.
104---------Thereisnoplacelikehome
Homeisthebestplaceintheworld.Themostrelaxingandenjoyableplace.
105----------Silenceisconsent
Donotstaysilentwhenyouseeaproblemoraninjustice.Speakoutagainstit.Say,"Enoughisenough."orpeoplewillthinkyoudonotmindthesituation.
106----------Whatgoesaroundcomesaround
Whatyoudotoothers,especiallyifitisbad,willeventuallybedonetoyou.Asyouseekyourownsuccess,donottreatotherpeoplebadly.Theymaytakerevengeandspoilyoursuccess.
107----------HonestyisthebestpolicyWhenoneistemptedtocheat,thisproverbservesasareminderoftheimportanceofgoodcharacter.Honestybringstrustandtrustleadstosuccess.
108--------Iftheshoefits,wearit
Ifanaccusationistrue,accepttheblame.Thissayingcanalsomean,"ifasuitableopportunitycomestoyou,takeit!"
109----------Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucan'tmakehimdrink
Evenwhengivenanopportunity, http://www.oh100.com hatcasetheblameisallonhim.
110----------Youmadethebed,youlieinit
Youcreatedacertainsituationsoyouarenowresponsibletotaketheconsequences.
111----------Thepotcallingthekettleblack
Sincethepotandthekettleareequallyblackfromthecookingfire,thepothasnotrighttocriticizethekettle.Thismightbeusedifsomeoneknowntobeagossipcriticizessomeoneelseforgossiping.
112---------Don'tgetmad,geteven
Whensomeonetreatsyoubadly,donotjustgetangry,expreyourangerinaction.
113----------Getalife
Donotbesounreasonablycriticalabouttinythings.Findsomethingbettertodowithyourtime.
114---------Mycountry,rightorwrong
IamabsolutelyloyaltomycountrywhetherornotIagreewithitspolicyinacertainarea.
115-----------TherearetwosidestoeverythingNeverassumethatalltheblameforaconflictliesononeside,especiallyifyouhaveheardonlyonesideofthestory.
116--------Forgiveandforget
Conflictsshouldberesolvedandended,notleftalonetocauseyearsofregret,bitterneandpain.
117-----------Busineandpleasuredon'tmix
Whenyouwork,work.Whenyouplay,play.Itisinefficientandthereforeunwisetotrytomixthetwo.
118----------Letasleepingdoglie
Donotmeddleinsomethingthatwillcauseyounotroubleifyouleaveitalone.Ifyouwakeupthe"dog,"itmaybiteyou.
119-----------NomancanservetwomastersDividedloyaltywillbreakdownsoonerorlater.
120---------Makeitshortandsweet
Speakbrieflyandtothepoint.Wedon'thavetimeforthedetails
121---------Whatwillbewillbe
Somethingscannotbechangedoravoided.
122--------Afriendinneedisafriendindeed
MytruefriendistheonewhoshowloyaltytomebyhelpingmewhenIaminneed.
123--------Peoplewholiveinglahouseshouldnotthrowstones
Donotattactanyoneifyouhavenowaytodefendyourselfwhentheyattactyouinthesameway.
124--------Oppositesattract
Aspositiveandnegativemagnetsattracteachother,sopeopleofverydifferenttypesattracteachother.Forexample,aquietwomanmarriesaveryoutgoingman.Thesedifferenceshaveamixedeffectonthecouple,partlymakingtheminterestedineachotherbutalsoleadingtomiscommunicationandconflict.
125---------Theearlybirdcatchestheworm
Punctualityisimportant.Ifyouwanttosucceed,arriveearly,likethebirdthathuntswormsatdawnbeforetheygointohidingfortheday.
126--------Bloodisthickerthanwater
Bloodrelationshipisstrongerthanvoluntarilychosenfriendship.Brotherswillstickupforeachotheragainsttheirownfriendsiftheyhaveto.Thisproverbisnotquotedmuchanymorebecausekinshipisnotashighlyvaluedasitusedtobe.
127--------Youcan'tteachanolddognewtricks
Oncehabitsarelearned,itisveryhardtochangethem.
128--------ToerrishumanItisnormalforhumanstomakemistakesanditisgodly(orGod-like)toforgivethem.
129--------Hastemakeswaste
Throughactingquicklyisgenerallyagoodthing,actingtooquicklymaycausetroulbe.Thisproverbisusedwhensomeonehasdoneajobcarelesslyandwrongly.Forexample,acarpenterinahurrymaycutaboardtooshortandhavetothrowitaway.
130--------Makehaywhilethesunshines
Ifyoudonotseizetheopportunity,rainmaycomeandspoilthehaybeforeyougetintothebarn.131--------Ifyoucan'tstandtheheat,getoutofthekitchen
Withdrawfromanactivityifyoudon'tliketheconflictandcriticismitbrings.Letotherpeopledoitwithoutyou.
132----------EveryoneputstheirpantsononelegatatimeThisistotellusthatweareallequal.
133--------Lifeisapie
It'sdishedoutinlargeandsmallpiecesandwhen'sgone,it'sgone.Ifweaskformorethanourshare,we'rejustbeggingtobedisappointed.
134--------Makingeveryminutecount
Doingsomethingproductiveallthetime,notlettinganytime"slipaway."
135--------ApenismightierthantheswordAconflictmayberesolvedmoredeeplyandeffectivelybywritingthetruththanbyresortingtoviolence.
136--------Anewbroomsweepsclean
Anewpersoninpowerwillchangemanythingsandimprovethesituation.changeisbetterthan
leavingthingsastheyare.
137--------Tomorrowisanotherday(or,Tomorrowisanewday.)Nomatterhowbadthingsarerightnow,apersonmayhopeforbetterprospectsinthemorning.Newopportunitieswillcome.
138--------Opportunityonlyknocksonce
Opportunityislikeanunexpectedstrangerpassingby.Itknocksonsomeone'sdoor.Ifthepersonfailstoanswerthedoor,opportunitygoesawayandknocksonsomeoneelse'sdoor.Itdoesnotreturntothesameperson.
139---------Busineisbusiness
Dobusinewithstrangersasiftheywerebrothersandwithbrothersasiftheywerestrangers.
140--------Historyrepeatsitself
Therearepatternsinhistory.Nationsriseandfallforsimilarreasons.Nationsdonotchangetheirwaysorlearnfromthemistakesofothers.Theyrepeatthem.
141--------Peoplearepeople
Theirhumannatureispredictable.Theyrespondtostimulusandincentives.
142--------Keepyourfriendsclose,keepyourenemiescloser
Amanwithoutenemyisamanwithoutquality.Thinknot?EvenJesusChristhadmany,manyenemies.
143--------Betterlatethannever
Thoughbeingontimeisbetterthanbeinglate,doingsomethinglateisbetterthangivingupordoingnothing.
144--------Punishone,teachahundred
Peopleproblemssometimesmustbedealtwithharshly.Whenyoumakeanexampleofsomeone,makesurethateveryoneknowswhatthelessonis.
145--------Attitudeiseverything
Apessimistseesaglahalf-empty,Anoptimistseesithalf-full.
146--------Likefather,likeson
Asonwillbelikehisfather.Thismaybequotedwheneverthesonhasdonesomethingthatremindspeopleofthefather.Whetheritisgoodorbad.
147--------Whenthecat'sawaythemicewillplay
Peoplewilltakeadvantageofasituationiftheycan.Employeeswillgetlazyifthesupervisorisnotkeepinganeyeonthem.Ateenagesonordaughtermightholdawildpartyathomeduringaweekendwhentheparentshavegoneoutoftown.
148--------Praisewhenpraiseisdue(sometimesevenwhenitisn't)
Donotcriticisebeyondnecessityandseldominpublic.Andalwaysprecedecriticismwithafewwordsofpraise.
149--------Turnaboutisfairplay
Ifapersonistakingadvantageofsomeoneelse,thesituationmaychange.Theoneontopmayenduponthebottom.Thentheonewhohasturnedthetableswillsay,"Iamonlydoingtoyouwhatyoudidtome.
150--------Heretoday,gonetomorrow
Thingsmaychangequickly.Thisissaidasacriticismofapersonwhochangesquicklyfornogoodreason.Itmayalsobesaidofathingorsituationwhichdoesnotlast.Changeisnotgoodwhenitindicatesunreliability.
151--------Willwondersnevercease?
Saidwhensomeonehasdonesomethinguntypicalofhimorherandmuchbetterthanwasexpected.Itmayalsobeusedofatechnologicalbreakthrough.
152--------Donotstandout,fitin
Makenolong-term,closefriendshipswithanycolleague.,butbecordialtoall.
153--------Thereisnomoralityinstrugglesforpower
Instrugglesforpower,yourjudgementsshouldbebasedentirelyonself-interestandfindingasdirectandeconomicalaroutetoyourgoalaspossible.
154--------NaturallawisblindJustlikewater,cleaneandrefresheswithoutanydistinction,andwithoutanyjudgementeither.
155--------Themorethingschange,themoretheystaythesame
Saidwhenanapparentchangeisonlysuperficial.
156--------Happineisachoiceandmiseryisoptional
Thewaywechoosetoseetheworldcreatestheworldwesee.
157--------Theleopardcannotchangehissports
Somepeoplearenotwillingorabletochangetheirchartacter.Thisissaidwhenanotoriouslybadpersontriestochangebutfailsintothesamemistakealloveragain.
158--------Manproposes,Goddisposes
HumanbeingsmaketheirplansbutGoddetermineswhethertheysucceedornot.
159--------Alivedogisbetterthanadeadlion
Itmaybebettertorunawaylikeascareddogwithitstailbetweenitslegsthantostandandfighttothedeathlikeacourageouslion.
160--------It'sawoman'sprerogativetochangehermindSincewomenareoftenconsideredmoreemotionalandlelogicalthanmen,andsinceemotionsaremorechangeablethanreasons,womenareallowedtochangetheirminds.
161--------Sparetherodandspoilthechild
Anundisciplinedchildwillturnouttobearottenperson.Manyparentsthinkthatanyphysical
punishmentofchildrenisabusive,whilemanyothersthinkthatwithoutit,childrengrowuptobemorallyretarded.
162--------Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutwordswillneverhurtme
Atauntusedbypeopleclaimingthataninsultdidnotaffectthem.
163--------Thewormturns
Everythingchnages.Donotexpectsituationsorpeopletostaythesameforverylong.
164--------Youarewhatyoueat
Anation'sdietcanbemorerevealingthanit'sartorliterature.
165--------MarriagesaremadeinheavenGodisthesourceofhumanloveandtheonewhodestinestwoindividualstobemarried.Thisproverbisgoingoutoffashionsinceitgoesagainstindividualfreedom.
166--------Ifyouscratchmyback,I'llscratchyours
Ifyoudosomethinggoodforme,Ishoulddosomethinggoodforyou
167--------Officepoliticsaresecretanddirtyandthereisneveranendtoit
Tosurvive,bepatient--watch,listenandsaylittle;towin,bepatient--survive,planandthenstrikeswiftly.
168--------Worksmarter,notharder
Getotherstodoasmuchastheycanforyou.
169--------Timehealsallwounds
Thedamagedonebyaconflictislikeawoundthatwillhealnaturallyovertimeifitisnotre-injured.
170--------Nonewsisgoodnews
Ifafriendistravellingandonedoesnothearfromhim/her,onemayassumethateverythingisgoingwell.Asanotherproverbsays,Badnewstravelsfast.
171--------Timemarcheson
Timeismarchingtoitsowndrumbeat.Itdoesnotslowdownorstopforanyone.
172--------KeepingupwithJoneses
Thismeansbuyingthingsthatyouseeyourneighborsbuying.Thatwayyoulooklikejustasmuchasucceastheydo.
173--------Amanmayworkfromsuntosun,butwoman'sworkisneverdone
Menmayhavetoworklongdaysbuttheycangohometorestintheevening.Womencannevergetawayfromwhatusedtobecalled"women'swork,"suchascookingandcleaning.
174--------Thesoonerthebetter
Awishforquickactionorquickchange.Onceadecisionhasbeenmade,thereisnopointinwaitingtocarryitout.
175--------Agoodcaptaingoesdownwithhisship
Thecaptainremainsonboardhisshipevenwhenallhopetosaveitislost.
176--------Everycloudhasasilverlining
Evenbadsituationswillcontainsomethinggoodifwelookforit.Cloudsareconsideredsymbolsofundersirablethings.Thebrightedgeofadarkcloudsislikesomethinggoodthatcancheerusup.
177--------TheexceptionprovestheruleThoughwearemakinganexceptionandbreakingtheruleinthisonecase,wedoitonlybecasuethecircumstancesaresounusual.
178--------Shoptillyoudrop
Shoppingisaformofconsideringoptions.Peoplethinkthisisfunsotheykeepdoingituntilltheyarewornout.
179--------Thedevilcanquotescripture
Aquotationfromanauthoritativebookorpersoncannotalwaysbetrusted.Thequotemaybedistortedorincorrectlyapplied.
180--------Hindsightisalways20/20
Lookingbackonthepast,itiseasyforanyonetoseewhatshouldhavebeendoneeventhoughitwasimpossibleforanyonetoseeitatthetime.("20/20vision"isaneyedoctor'stermforeyesthatseeperfectly.)
181--------Thegooddieyoung
Lifeisnotalwaysfair.Someveryfinepeopledieatayoungagethoughitseemstheyweresogoodtheydeservedtolivelonger.
182--------Powercorrupts
Whenpeopleareputintopositionsofpower,theygraduallyforgetwhatlifeislikeforordinarypeople.Theybecomemorelikelytoabusetheirpower,perhapswithoutevenrealizingit.
183--------HalfaloafisbetterthannobreadatallSometimeswewillnotbeabletogetallwewantorhopefor.Assuchtimesofonlypartialsuccess,weshouldlookonbrightsideandbegladforwhatwegot.
184--------Ahousedividedagainstitselfcannotstand
Unityisthestrengththatpreservesafamilyoranation.185--------EasysaidthandoneWepromiseaccordingtoourhopebutweperformaccordingtoourfear.
186--------Adogisaman'sbestfriend
Dogsareknowfortheirloyalty.Theirfriendshipismorereliablethanthefriendshipofpeople.187--------Practicemakesperfect
Effortbringsimprovementandsuccess.
188--------Wherethereisawill,there'saway
Anyproblemcanbesolvedifoneisdeterminedenough.
189--------Hewholaughslast,laughsbest
Ifapersondoeswrongtosomeoneandlaughsathimorher,thevictimwilllookforawaytogetrevenge.Whenrevengeistaken,thevictimgetsthelastlaugh,defeatingtheotherperson.
190--------Ittakestwotomakeaquarrel
Avoidafightifyoucan.Aninsultdoesnotbecomeafightunleitisansweredbyaninsult.191--------Letbygonesbebygones
Donotbringupanoldproblem.Pretentitneverhappened.
192--------Twowrongsdon'tmakearight
Ifsomeonedoesawrongtoyou,reactwithjustice,notbydoingsomethingvicious.(Hedidwrongtoyou,butyoudorightinresponse.
193--------Crimedoesnotpay
Thoughcrimeappearstohavebenefits,thisisanillusion.forexample,shopliftingseemslikeaneasywaytogetthingsonewants,butcrimealwaysputsthecriminalindangerofpunishment.
194--------Sofarsogood
http://www.oh100.com nfidenceincreaseswitheachstep.
195--------Twoiscompanyandthreeisacrowd
Thismaybeusedwhentwopeoplearetalkingandathird,unwantedpersonapproaches.
196--------Innocentuntillprovenguilty
Inacourtoflaw,theaccusedpersonispresumedinnocentatthestart.Theburdenofproofalwaysrestsontheaccusser,nottheaccused.Thejurywillnotconvictthepersonunletheproofisclear.
197--------Thedevilmademedoit
IamnottoblameforwhatIdid.Icouldnothelpit.Somepoweroutsideofmewasforcingmetoactinthatway.Thisisplayfullyusedasanexcusebypeoplewhoknowtheyhavedonesomethingwrongbutwanttoavoidthepenalty.
198--------Homeiswheretheheartis
Homeiswhereveroneslovedonesare.Thesizeorappearanceofahousedoesnotmakeitahomeorkeepitfrombeingahome.
199--------Timeandtidewaitfornoman
Whensomething'stimehascome,itwillhappenandnothingcanstopit.Itislikeanoceantidecomingintotheshore.
200--------Home,sweethome
Thisphraseremindspeopleoftheidealhome--Itshouldbeaplaceofwarmth,loveandjoy