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美国人挂在嘴边的200句子其文化和价值观
美国人挂在嘴边的200句子其文化和价值观.txt婚姻是键盘，太多秩序和规则；爱情是鼠标，一点就通。男人自比主机，内存最重要；女人好似显示器，一切都看得出来。美国人挂在嘴边的200句子---其文化和价值观
1---------Youcan'targuewithsuccess
Thoughyoumaytellsomeonetheyaredoingsomethinginawrongway,
youhavetostopcriticizingthemiftheirmethodworks.
2--------Nothingsucceedslikesuccess
Likemoneyinasavingsaccount,succeseemstocompounditself.Apersonwho
hasasmallsucceexpectsittobefollowedbyabiggerone.
3--------Theendjustifiesthemeans
Itdoesnotmatterhowyousucceed.Anymethodisallrightifitworksforyou.Thisproverbisnotalways
accepted.Oftenonehearstheopposite,"theenddoesn'tjustifiesthemeans."
4--------Ifyoucan'tbeatthem,jointhem
Ifyoucannotcompetesuccessfullywithapersonoragroup,
stopcompetingandgojointhem.Thenyoucanshareintheirsuccess.
5--------Alwaysadaylateandadollarshort
Acriticismofapersonwhoneversucceeds.Thefailuresmaynotbedrasticbutthe
patternofsmallfailuresisannoyingtoothers,especiallyintwoareasthatAmericans
valueashighlyastimeandmoney.
6--------Onethingatatime
Concentrationleadstosuccess.Thepersonwhotirestodotoomanythingsatoncemayfailatallofthem.
7--------We'llcrothatbridgewhenwecometoit
Wewillnotdiscuorworryaboutafutureproblem.Ifandwhentheproblembecomesurgent,
wewilldealwithit.
8--------Don'tputthecartbeforethehourse
Dothingsinasensibleorder.Forexample,dosomethingtoimpreyourbobeforeyouaskfor
araiseinpay.Don'taskfortheraisefirst.
9--------All'sfairinloveandwar
Donottrustarivaloranenemyatall.Hisorherdesiretosucceedwilloverruleeverythingelse.
Suchapeoplemaylie,cheat,attackordomanyotherthingsfarmoreterriblethanheorshewould
normallydo.
10--------WheninRomedoastheromansdo
Flexibilityleadstosucceinunfamiliarcircumstances.Peoplemaychangestheirnormalwayofdoing
thingsinordertofitinbetterwiththosetheyarevisiting.
11-------Easydoesit
Somethingsrequiregentleneforsuccess.Oneshouldnotpushtoohard.Forcemaycausedamage
12--------Thebiggertheyare,thehardertheyfall
Donotbediscouragedbythesizeofyourproblemorthefameofyourcompetitor.
(thesayingistracedtoaboxerpreparingtofightanopponentmuchlargerthanhewas.)
13--------Alliswellthatendswell
Ifwecancometoasuccessfulconclusion,letusforgetaboutthepainandmistakesalong
theway.
14--------Goforit
Goaheadandtrytoachieveyourgoal.Don'tworryaboutfailing.Similartothisproverb--God
providesfoodtoeverybird,buthewon'tcasttoitsnest,yougottoearnit.
15--------Everylittlebithelps
Ifsomeon
eapologizesforgivingonlyasmallgift,therecipientmayencouragethegiverby
quotingthisproverb.Thisisespeciallytrueifthereisahugejobtodoorahugeamountof
moneytoberaisedfrommanypeople.
16--------Lookbeforeyouleap
Don'tjumpintoasituationcarelessly.Youmaylandindifficulty
17--------Allthatglittersisnotgold
Donotbefooledbyworthlethingsthatseemvaluableorlookattractive.
"Fool'sgold"isthepopularnameforakindofstonethatglitterslikegoldbutcontainsnogoldatall.
18-------Curiositykilledthecat
Donotasktoomanyquestionsorbecometoocuriousaboutthings.Youmaygetyourselfinto
troublelikeacatthatdoesnotseethedangerinanewsituation
19--------Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket
Donotriskeverythinginoneplaceorononeproject.Divideyoursourcesthatonefailure
willnotruinyou.Similartothisproverb---Donotusebothfeettotestthedepthoftheriver
20--------Don'tbiteoffmorethanyoucanchew
Donotattemptsomethingtoolargeforyoutohandle.
21--------Toogoodtobetrue
Thisisoftenusedtowarnaboutadvertising.Anofferlooksgoodbutturnsouttobemisleading
22--------Flatterywillgetyounowhere
Ifflattery(insincerepraise)isrecognized,itwillnotsucceed.Onesometimeshearstheopposite,
Flatterywillgetyoueverywhere
23--------Thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch
Ifsomeoneyoudonotknowoffersyouafreelunchorothergift,watchout.Thegiftmaybea
methodofgettingsomethingfromyou
24-------Pridegoesbeforeafall
Donotbeover-confidentandcareless.Yourcircumstancesmaychangequicklyand
theemptineofyourbraggingwillbeexposed
25-------Bettersafethansorry
Itisbetternottotakeariskthantotakeariskfoolishly
26--------Winningisn'teverything
Onemayenjoytheproceofplayingagamewhetheronewinsornot.Thistraditionalproverbisnow
oftenheardintheoppositeform,Winningisn'teverything.It'stheonlything!
27-------Timewilltell
Waitandseehowsomethingwillworkout.Don'ttrustapersonorthingtoomuchrightnow.
28--------Theburnedchildshunsfire
Someoflife'slessonsarelearnedthehardway.Thepersonwhohashadtopayfora
mistakewillbecarefulnottomakethatmistakeagain.
29--------Thereareotherfishinthesea
Thereareopportunities!Forexample,thisismaybeusedtoencouragesomeonewhohas
justbrokenoffarelationshipwithasweetheart.
30--------Don'tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched
Donotbecometooconfidentofsuccebeforeyoucanseethatprogre
ishappening.
31--------Romewasn'tbuiltinaday
Donotbediscouragedifyourgoalstillseemsfaraway.Onabigproject,
succetakestime!
32--------Thereismoreherethanmeetstheeye
Becareful.Peoplearehidingsomethinginordertoprotectthemselvesor
takeadvantageofyou.
33--------Thecust
omerisalwaysright
Businessesinstructtheirclerksnottodoanythingthatmightthreatenacustomer's
self-esteem,nomatterhowunreasonablethecustomeris.Anycomplaintofany
customermustbecarefullyandpolitelyheardbyanyemployee.Thecustomermust
notbemadetofeelignorant.
34--------Betruetoyourself
Donotcompromiseyourselforyourbeliefsinordertopleaseotherpeopleorfitin
withasystem.Knowwhoyouare.Letotherpeopleknowwhatyoustandfor.Donotgive
intopressuretoconformortodothingsyoudonotagreewith.
35--------Oncebitten,twiceshy
Thismaybeusedtoexplainthebehaviorofapersonwhoisoverlycautiousaboutsomething.
Thewisepersonmakesmistakesbutdoesnotusuallymakethesamemistaketwice
36--------Itisn'tovertillthefatladysings
Irefusetoadmitdefeatyet.ThoughrightnowitlookslikeImayfall,thereisstilltimefor
thingstochange.(The"fatlady"isaninsultingreferencetoanoperasoloist,operaoften
endwithafemalesolo.)
37--------Toeachhisown
Eachindividualshouldbeallowedtohavehisorherownpreferences.peoplewillnaturally
choosedifferentactivities,goals,life-s,etc.
38--------Lookingoutfornumberone
Lookingoutforone'sownpersonalwelfaremorethananythingelse.Thisissometimesused
tocriticizeapersonwhohasabusedortakenadvantageofsomeoneelse,"Allhewasdoingwas
lookingoutfornumberone."Oritmaybeusedtodefendhimselforherself,"Thereisnothing
wrongwithwhatIdid.Iwasjustlookingoutfornumberone."
39--------Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetgoing
Whensituationisdifficult,onlythedeterminedpeoplecanhandleit.Theydon'tgiveup!
40--------Timesflieswhenyouarehavingfun
Adayseemsshotwhenitisfullofenjoyablethingsbutitseemslikeaneternityifoneis
idleorstuckwithaboringjob.
41--------Ifitfeelsgood,doit
Liveaccordingtoyourdesiresatthemoment.Forgetaboutrules,regulationsorconsequences.
Justhavefun.
42--------Liveandletlive
Donotbejudgmental.Donottrytocontrolorpunishotherpeople.
Youliveasyoulikeandletothersliveastheylike.
43--------Varietyisthespiceoflife
Varietyiswhatmakeslifepleasureable.Boredomisseenasathreatandmonotonyisthesurestroutetoboredom.
44-------Moneytalks
Wealthhasinfluence.Peoplewhomakebigcontributionstopoliticalcandidatesare"talking"tothecandidatesandexpectingthemtolisten.
45--------AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy
Thisisusedtocriticizesomeonewhotakesworktooseriously.Itaffirmsthatplayis
asanessentialpartofhumanlife.
46--------Themorethemerrier
Thisisawayofwelcomingsomeonetoparticipate.Itmeans,thebiggerthegroup.the
biggertheparty.
47-------Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush
Athingyoualreadyhaveisworthtwiceasmuchasathingyoumigh
tgetinthefuture.
48---------Youcan'thaveyourcakeandeatittoo
Makeupyourmind.Sometimesonemustchoosebetweentwoverydesirablethings,
givinguponethinginordertoenjoytheother.
49---------Thereismorethanonewaytoskinacat
Anyofseveralmethodsmaybringaboutthedesiredresult.Eachpersonmaychoosethemethodthatbestsuitsher.Ifonemethoddoesnotwork,chooseadifferentoneandtryagain.
50--------Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison
Sincethesamethingmayaffectdifferentpeopleindifferentways,eachpersonmustchoosethethingsthatwillworkinhisorherparticularcase.
51---------Lovefindsaway
http://www.oh100.com opeopleinlovewill"findaway"togettogether.
52--------Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder
Whenloversareseparated,theymaythinkabouteachotherconstantly.theirlovemaydeepen.
53---------Outofsight,outofmind
Thisissaidofsomeonenotconsideredimportantorworthyofloyalty.Oneforgetsaboutthatpersonassoonasheorsheisoutofsight.
54-------Lovemakestheworldgoaround
Loveisthedrivingforceinalloflife.Lovemakeslifeworthliving.Ifyouunderstandlove,youunderstandeverythingaboutlife.
55--------Marryinhasteandrepentatleisure
http://www.oh100.com hepastthismeant,"takeyourtimebeforeyoucommityourselftoamarriagepartner."Nowitmeans,"Donotcommityourselftoanyoneyouwillbesorry."oritmaymean,"Livewithapersonforawhilebeforemarryinghimorher."Itmayalsoapplytoanylong-termpartnership,suchasajointbusineventure
56-------Talkischeap/Easiersaidthandone.
Talkingisnotdoing,Itiseasytotalkaboutaplan,butthisgetslittlerespectuntillonetakesariskandputstheplanintoaction.
57--------Loveisblind
Whenpeopleareinlove,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
Follywill
alwaysshowupinthewayafoolhandlesmoney.Wisepeoplearetheonessmartenoughtoguardmoneyoncetheyhaveit.
63--------Itisn'twhetheryouwinorlose,it'showyouplaythegame
Playingwellandfairlyismoreimportantthansucceeding.Thissayingissometimesusedtoconsole
someonewhohaslostagame.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--------Putyourmoneywhereyourmouthis
Getseriousaboutwhatyouaresaying.Whenyouhavespokeninfavorofsomething,provethatyoumeanitbyriskingsomemoneyonitinabetoraninvestment
70---------Thebestdefenseisagoodoffense
Bepro-activeandgoal-oriented,nottimidorconservative.Aimtoconquer,notmerelytoprotectyourself.
71--------Theroadtohellispavedwithgoodintentions
Liketalking,intendingisnotdoing.Actionsmatterfarmorethanintentions.Attionsdeterminewhereapersonendsup.
72---------NeverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotodayDoingisbetterthanwaiting.Ifyouwait,youmightloseyouropportunity
73--------ActionspeaklouderthanwordsToknowpeople'shearts,paymoreattentiontowhattheydothanwhattheysay.
74---------Idlehandsarethedevil'sworkshop
Whenpeoplehavenothingconstructivetodo,theygetintomischief.Thechildwhoisboredmaypickupacrayonandcoloronthewall,somethingthatwouldnothappenifthechildwerehappilyoccupiedinsomeotheractivity.
75--------You'vegottotakethebullbythehorns
Grabdirectlyandfearlesslyforthetoughnestpartofaproblem.Don'tlookforaneasywayout.
76--------Moneydoesn'tgrowontrees
Youhavetoworkforthings.Succedoesnotcomeonitsown.
77---------Easycome,easygo
Ifyouhavereceivedsomethingwithoutw
orkingforit,itmaysoonbegone.Youwillnotbeascarefulwithitasyouwillbewithsomethingyouearned.
78---------Toomanycooksspoilthebroth
Individualactionoractionbythesmallestgrouppossibleisbetterthanconsultingalotofpeople.Toomuchconsultationwillwastetimeandcreateproblems.
79---------Standonyourowntwofeet
Growup;actlikeanadult.Don'taskmetodosomethingforyou.Thismaybesaidtoayoungorimmaturepersonwhodependstoomuchonothers.Itislikeacowkickingagrowncalfthatwantstosuckle.
80-------Ifyouwantsomethingdoneright,doityourself
Thisdiscouragespeoplefromtrustinganyoneexceptthemselves.
Itmaybesaidtosomeonewhoaskanotherpersontodoajobforhim/herandthencomplainsaboutitwasdone.
81-------Necessityisthemotherofinvention
Whenapersonreallyneedssomething,heorshefiguresoutsomenewwaytogetit.Thiscreativeinitiativetochangeone'ssituationisconsideredmuchbetterthangivingupandacceptingthingsastheyare.Firstcome,firstserved
Thissayingisusedwhenthereisalimitedsupplyofsomethingsuchasticketstoaneventorfoodatapicnic.Theideaisthatnomatterwhatyourstatus,ifyouwantsomeofwhatisbeinggivenawayorsold,youmustpresentyourselfinpersonandingoodtime.
83---------Nopainnogain
onemustputforthaneffortinordertosucceed.
Thissayingcomesfromphysicalfitneinstructors.Theysaythatifyoudonotexercisehardenoughtomakeyourmuscleshurt,theexerciseisnotdoingyoumuchgood.
84--------Givehimaninchandhe'lltakeamile
Becarefulofpresumptuouspeoplewhotakemoreinitiativethantheyshould.
Ifyoudosomeoneasmallfavorordelegatealittlepermissionoralittlepower,heorshemaytakeadvantageofyou.
85--------Ifitisn'tbroke,don'tfixit
Donotbothertryingtoimprovesomethingifitisalreadyworkingsatisfactorily.
Thatisawasteoftimeandyouruntheriskofbreakingthethingwhileyouaretryingtoimproveit.
86--------Thereisnoharmintrying
Apersonexpectstoberespectedformakinganeffortevenifitdoesnotsucceed.
87--------Thecureisworsethanthedisease
Whiletryingtosolveoneproblem,wecreateanevenbiggerproblem.
Wewouldhavebeenbetteroffifwehaddonenothing.
88--------Counttotenbeforeyouloseyourtemper
Donotinstantlyletyourfeelingscontrolyouractions.Slowdown.
Thinkbeforeyoureact.
89---------Allthingscometohimwhowaits
Sometimespatienceisbetterthaninitiative.
90---------Thereismanyaslipbetweenthecupandthelip
Thisreferstoaplanthathasgonewrong.Whenoneisdrinkingfromacup,oneintendstogetallthedrinkintothemouth,butthisdoesnotalwayshappen.
Theplanisgoodbutitcanstillfail.
91---------Boyswillbeboys
Peoplewillactaccordingtotheirnature,includingsomemischief.
T
hisissometimesusedtodescribeirresponsiblebutnottooseriouslywrongbehaviorbymen.Inotherwords,grownmenwillsometimesactlikelittleboys.
92-------Onebadapplecanspoilthewholebarrel
Donotassociatewithbadpeople.Theymayspoilyouasarottingapplespoilstheapplesnexttoitinthebarrel.
93---------Betterthedevilyouknowthanthedevilyoudon't
Peoplearegenerallynottrustworthy.Itisthereforebettertodealwithafamiliarpersonorsituationthananunknownone.Thatwayyouknowwhattowatchoutforandyoucanprotectyourselfbetter.
94----------Nobodyisperfect
Everyonehasshortcomings.ThisisusedasanexcuseforaminorMistakethathasbeenmade.
95-----------Thegraisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence
Peopleareneversatisfiedwithwhattheyhave.
Theyalwayswantwhatsomeoneelsehas.
96---------Amanisonlyasoldashefeels
Aperson'senergylevelismoreimportantthanage.
97----------Aman'shomeishiscastle
Athomeamanislikeaking,completelyfreetodoashewishes.
98----------Clothesmaketheman
Thewayamandresseswillaffectthewayheseeshimselfandthewayotherpeopleseehim.
Theimplicationisthatifyouwanttosucceed,dreforsuccess.
99----------Twoheadsarebetterthanone
Twopeoplearemorelikelytosucceedthanoneworkingorthinkingalone.
Itisbettertoconsultthantoactalone.
100---------Beautyisonlyskindeep
Oneshouldadmireaperson,particularlyawoman,forherdeep,innercharacterandnotsimplyforhersuperficialbeauty.
101---------Manyhandsmakelightwork
Cooperationmakesajobmucheasier
102----------Thereissafetyinnumbers
Donottakelargerisksallbyyourself.
Donotwalkaloneonadangerousstreetatnight.
103---------Charitybeginsathome
Oneshouldbekindtocloserelativesbeforedoinggood
tothecommunityingeneral.
104---------Thereisnoplacelikehome
Homeisthebestplaceintheworld.
Themostrelaxingandenjoyableplace.
105----------Silenceisconsent
Donotstaysilentwhenyouseeaproblemoraninjustice.
Speakoutagainstit.Say,"Enoughisenough."orpeoplewillthinkyoudonotmindthesituation.
106----------Whatgoesaroundcomesaround
Whatyoudotoothers,especiallyifitisbad,willeventuallybedonetoyou.
Asyouseekyourownsuccess,donottreatotherpeoplebadly.Theymay
takerevengeandspoilyoursuccess.
107----------Honestyisthebestpolicy
Whenoneistemptedtocheat,thisproverbservesasareminderoftheimportance
ofgoodcharacter.Honestybringstrustandtrustleadstosuccess.
108--------Iftheshoefits,wearit
Ifanaccusationistrue,accepttheblame.
Thissayingcanalsomean,"ifasuitableopportunitycomestoyou,takeit!"
109----------Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucan'tmakehimdrink
Evenwhengivenanopportunity,somepeoplewillnotuseit.
Inthatcasethe
blameisallonhim.
110----------Youmadethebed,youlieinit
Youcreatedacertainsituationsoyouarenowresponsible
totaketheconsequences.
111----------Thepotcallingthekettleblack
Sincethepotandthekettleareequallyblackfromthecookingfire,thepothasnot
righttocriticizethekettle.Thismightbeusedifsomeoneknowntobeagossipcriticizes
someoneelseforgossiping.
112---------Don'tgetmad,geteven
Whensomeonetreatsyoubadly,donotjustgetangry,expreyourangerinaction.
113----------Getalife
Donotbesounreasonablycriticalabouttinythings.
Findsomethingbettertodowithyourtime.
114---------Mycountry,rightorwrong
IamabsolutelyloyaltomycountrywhetherornotIagreewith
itspolicyinacertainarea.
115-----------Therearetwosidestoeverything
Neverassumethatalltheblameforaconflictliesononeside,
especiallyifyouhaveheardonlyonesideofthestory.
116--------Forgiveandforget
Conflictsshouldberesolvedandended,notleftalonetocauseyearsofregret,bitterneandpain.
117-----------Busineandpleasuredon'tmix
Whenyouwork,work.Whenyouplay,play.Itisinefficientandthereforeunwisetotrytomixthetwo.
118----------Letasleepingdoglie
Donotmeddleinsomethingthatwillcauseyounotroubleifyouleaveitalone.
Ifyouwakeupthe"dog,"itmaybiteyou.
119-----------Nomancanservetwomasters
Dividedloyaltywillbreakdownsoonerorlater.
120---------Makeitshortandsweet
Speakbrieflyandtothepoint.
Wedon'thavetimeforthedetails
121---------Whatwillbewillbe
Somethingscannotbechangedoravoided.
122--------Afriendinneedisafriendindeed
MytruefriendistheonewhoshowloyaltytomebyhelpingmewhenIaminneed.
123--------Peoplewholiveinglahouseshouldnotthrowstones
Donotattactanyoneifyouhavenowaytodefendyourself
whentheyattactyouinthesameway.
124--------Oppositesattract
Aspositiveandnegativemagnetsattracteachother,sopeopleofverydifferenttypes
attracteachother.Forexample,aquietwomanmarriesaveryoutgoingman.These
differenceshaveamixedeffectonthecouple,partlymakingtheminterestedineachother
butalsoleadingtomiscommunicationandconflict.
125---------Theearlybirdcatchestheworm
Punctualityisimportant.Ifyouwanttosucceed,arriveearly,likethebirdthathuntsworms
atdawnbeforetheygointohidingfortheday.
126--------Bloodisthickerthanwater
Bloodrelationshipisstrongerthanvoluntarilychosenfriendship.
Brotherswillstickupforeachotheragainsttheirownfriendsiftheyhaveto.
Thisproverbisnotquotedmuchanymorebecausekinshipisnotashighlyvaluedasitusedtobe.
127--------Youcan'tteachanolddognewtricks
Oncehabitsarelearned,itisveryhardtochangethem.
128--------Toerrishuman
Itisnormalforhumanstomakemistak
esanditisgodly(orGod-like)toforgivethem.
129--------Hastemakeswaste
Throughactingquicklyisgenerallyagoodthing,actingtooquicklymaycausetroulbe.
Thisproverbisusedwhensomeonehasdoneajobcarelesslyandwrongly.Forexample,
acarpenterinahurrymaycutaboardtooshortandhavetothrowitaway.
130--------Makehaywhilethesunshines
Ifyoudonotseizetheopportunity,rainmaycomeandspoilthehaybeforeyougetintothebarn.
131--------Ifyoucan'tstandtheheat,getoutofthekitchen
Withdrawfromanactivityifyoudon'tliketheconflictandcriticismit
brings.Letotherpeopledoitwithoutyou.
132----------Everyoneputstheirpantsononelegatatime
Thisistotellusthatweareallequal.
133--------Lifeisapie
It'sdishedoutinlargeandsmallpiecesandwhen'sgone,it'sgone.Ifweaskformorethanourshare,we'rejustbeggingtobedisappointed.
134--------Makingeveryminutecount
Doingsomethingproductiveallthetime,notlettinganytime"slipaway."
135--------Apenismightierthanthesword
Aconflictmayberesolvedmoredeeplyandeffectivelybywritingthe
truththanbyresortingtoviolence.
136--------Anewbroomsweepsclean
Anewpersoninpowerwillchangemanythingsandimprovethesituation.changeisbetterthanleavingthingsastheyare.
137--------Tomorrowisanotherday(or,Tomorrowisanewday.)
Nomatterhowbadthingsarerightnow,apersonmayhopeforbetter
prospectsinthemorning.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.Thismaybequotedwheneverthesonhas
donesomethingthatremindspeopl
pleofthefather.Whetheritisgoodorbad.
147--------Whenthecat'sawaythemicewillplay
Peoplewilltakeadvantageofasituationiftheycan.
Employeeswillgetlazyifthesupervisorisnotkeepinganeyeonthem.Ateenagesonordaughtermightholdawildpartyathomeduringaweekendwhentheparentshavegoneoutoftown.
148--------Praisewhenpraiseisdue(sometimesevenwhenitisn't)
Donotcriticisebeyondnecessityandseldominpublic.
Andalwaysprecedecriticismwithafewwordsofpraise.
149--------Turnaboutisfairplay
Ifapersonistakingadvantageofsomeoneelse,thesituationmaychange.Theoneontopmayenduponthebottom.Thentheonewhohasturnedthetableswillsay,"Iamonlydoingtoyouwhatyoudidtome.
150--------Heretoday,gonetomorrow
Thingsmaychangequickly.Thisissaidasacriticismofaperson
whochangesquicklyfornogoodreason.Itmayalsobesaidofathingorsituationwhichdoesnotlast.Changeisnotgoodwhenitindicatesunreliability.
151--------Willwondersnevercease?
Saidwhensomeonehasdonesomethinguntypicalofhimorherandmuchbetterthanwasexpected.Itmayalsobeusedofatechnological
breakthrough.
152--------Donotstandout,fitin
Makenolong-term,closefriendshipswithanycolleague,butbecordialtoall.
153--------Thereisnomoralityinstrugglesforpower
Instrugglesforpower,yourjudgementsshouldbebasedentirelyonself-interestandfindingasdirectandeconomicalaroutetoyourgoalaspossible.
154--------Naturallawisblind
Justlikewater,cleaneandrefresheswithoutanydistinction,andwithoutanyjudgementeither.
155--------Themorethingschange,themoretheystaythesame
Saidwhenanapparentchangeisonlysuperficial.
156--------Happineisachoiceandmiseryisoptional
Thewaywechoosetoseetheworldcreatestheworldwesee.
157--------Theleopardcannotchangehissports
Somepeoplearenotwillingorabletochangetheirchartacter.
Thisissaidwhenanotoriouslybadpersontriestochangebutfailsintothesamemistakealloveragain.
158--------Manproposes,Goddisposes
HumanbeingsmaketheirplansbutGoddetermineswhetherthey
succeedornot.
159--------Alivedogisbetterthanadeadlion
Itmaybebettertorunawaylikeascareddogwithitstailbetweenitslegsthantostandandfighttothedeathlikeacourageouslion.
160--------It'sawoman'sprerogativetochangehermind
Sincewomenareoftenconsideredmoreemotionalandless
logicalthanmen,andsinceemotionsaremorechangeablethanreasons,womenareallowedtochangetheirminds.
161--------Sparetherodandspoilthechild
Anundisciplinedchildwillturnouttobearottenperson.
Manyparentsthinkthatanyphysicalpunishmentofchildrenisabusive,whilemanyothersthinkthatwithoutit,childrengrowuptobemorallyretarded.
162--------Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutword
swillneverhurtme
Atauntusedbypeopleclaimingthataninsultdidnotaffectthem.
163--------Thewormturns
Everythingchnages.Donotexpectsituationsorpeopletostaythesameforverylong.
164--------Youarewhatyoueat
Anation'sdietcanbemorerevealingthanit'sartorliterature.
165--------Marriagesaremadeinheaven
Godisthesourceofhumanloveandtheonewhodestinestwoindividualstobemarried.Thisproverbisgoingoutoffashionsinceitgoesagainstindividualfreedom.
166--------Ifyouscratchmyback,I'llscratchyours
Ifyoudosomethinggoodforme,Ishoulddosomethinggoodforyou
167--------Officepoliticsaresecretanddirtyandthereisneveranendtoit
Tosurvive,bepatient--watch,listenandsaylittle;towin,bepatient--survive,planandthenstrikeswiftly.
168--------Worksmarter,notharder
Getotherstodoasmuchastheycanforyou.
169--------Timehealsallwounds
Thedamagedonebyaconflictislikeawoundthatwill
healnaturallyovertimeifitisnotre-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
Thecaptainremainsonboardhisshipevenwhenallhope
tosaveitislost.
176--------Everycloudhasasilverlining
Evenbadsituationswillcontainsomethinggoodifwelookforit.
Cloudsareconsideredsymbolsofundersirablethings.Thebright
edgeofadarkcloudsislikesomethinggoodthatcancheerusup.
177--------Theexceptionprovestherule
Thoughwearemakinganexceptionandbreakingtheruleinthis
onecase,wedoitonlybecasuethecircumstancesaresounusual.
178--------Shoptillyoudrop
Shoppingisaformofconsideringoptions.Peoplethink
thisisfunsotheykeepdoingituntilltheyarewornout.
179--------Thedevilcanquotescripture
Aquotationfromanauthoritativebookorpersoncannotalwaysbe
trusted.Thequotemaybedistortedorincorrectlyapplied.
180--------Hindsightisalways20/20
Lookingbackonthepast,itiseasyforanyonetoseewhatshould
havebeendoneeventhoughitwasimpossibleforanyonetosee
itatthetime.("20/20vision"i
saneyedoctor'stermforeyesthatsee
perfectly.)
181--------Thegooddieyoung
Lifeisnotalwaysfair.Someveryfinepeopledieatayoungage
thoughitseemstheyweresogoodtheydeservedtolivelonger.
182--------Powercorrupts
Whenpeopleareputintopositionsofpower,theygraduallyforget
whatlifeislikeforordinarypeople.Theybecomemorelikelytoabuse
theirpower,perhapswithoutevenrealizingit.
183--------Halfaloafisbetterthannobreadatall
Sometimeswewillnotbeabletogetallwewantorhopefor.
Assuchtimesofonlypartialsuccess,weshouldlookonbrightside
andbegladforwhatwegot.
184--------Ahousedividedagainstitselfcannotstand
Unityisthestrengththatpreservesafamilyoranation.
185--------Easysaidthandone
Wepromiseaccordingtoourhopebut
weperformaccordingtoourfear.
186--------Adogisaman'sbestfriend
Dogsareknowfortheirloyalty.Theirfriendshipis
morereliablethanthefriendshipofpeople.
187--------Practicemakesperfect
Effortbringsimprovementandsuccess.
188--------Wherethereisawill,there'saway
Anyproblemcanbesolvedifoneisdeterminedenough.
189--------Hewholaughslast,laughsbest
Ifapersondoeswrongtosomeoneandlaughsathimorher,
thevictimwilllookforawaytogetrevenge.Whenrevengeistaken,
thevictimgetsthelastlaugh,defeatingtheotherperson.
190--------Ittakestwotomakeaquarrel
Avoidafightifyoucan.Aninsultdoesnotbecomea
fightunleitisansweredbyaninsult.
191--------Letbygonesbebygones
Donotbringupanoldproblem.
Pretentitneverhappened.
192--------Twowrongsdon'tmakearight
Ifsomeonedoesawrongtoyou,reactwithjustice,
notbydoingsomethingvicious.(Hedidwrongtoyou,
butyoudorightinresponse.
193--------Crimedoesnotpay
Thoughcrimeappearstohavebenefits,thisisanillusion.
forexample,shopliftingseemslikeaneasywaytogetthingsonewants,
butcrimealwaysputsthecriminalindangerofpunishment.
194--------Sofarsogood
Saidbyortosomeonewhoiscarryingoutaplantaking
http://www.oh100.com nfidenceincreaseswitheachstep.
195--------Twoiscompanyandthreeisacrowd
Thismaybeusedwhentwopeoplearetalkinganda
third,unwantedpersonapproaches.
196--------Innocentuntillprovenguilty
Inacourtoflaw,theaccusedpersonispresumedinnocentat
thestart.Theburdenofproofalwaysrestsontheaccusser,
nottheaccused.Thejurywillnotconvictthepersonunlethe
proofisclear.
197--------Thedevilmademedoit
IamnottoblameforwhatIdid.Icouldnothelpit.Somepower
outsideofmewasforcingmetoactinthatway.Thisisplayfully
usedasanexcusebypeoplewhoknowtheyhavedonesomething
wrongbutwanttoavoidthepenalty.
198--------Homeiswheretheheartis
Homeiswhereveroneslovedonesare.Thesizeorappearance
ofahouse
doesnotmakeitahomeorkeepitfrombeingahome.
199--------Timeandtidewaitfornoman
Whensomething'stimehascome,itwillhappenandnothingcan
stopit.Itislikeanoceantidecomingintotheshore.
200--------Home,sweethome
Thisphraseremindspeopleoftheidealhome--Itshouldbeaplaceofwarmth,loveandjoy.
201-------Onegoodturndeservesanother
202-------YouscratchmybackandIscratchyours
203-------Oneman'smeatisanotherman'sposion
204-------Youdigyourowngrave
205--------Youshootyourownfoot