What do these proverbs mean? Failing to plan is planning to fail. (It’s important to plan before you do something if you don’t want to avoid failure.) | | Faith will move mountains. (You can do anything if you have faith in yourself, in your enterprise, or in a higher power such as God.) | Familiarity breeds contempt. (The closer you are to a person or a thing, the greater the chance that you will might dislike it because you know its flaws. This can apply to family, friends, coworkers, etc.) | Feed a cold and starve a fever. (When you have a cold, eat; when you have a fever, don’t eat.) | Fight fire with fire. (Take care of a problem or situation by applying a similar problem or situation. Confront your opponent with an equal amount of force.) | Finders keepers, losers weepers. (If you lose something and I find it, it’s mine.) | First come, first served. (The person who arrives first or arrives early gets whatever benefits might be available.) | First impressions are the most lasting. (People remember what a person or thing was like upon the first meeting or experience.) | Fish and guests smell after three days. (Three days is the limit to have a guest stay with you; after that it begins to get a little uncomfortable.) | Flattery will get you nowhere. (Offering a person compliments will not lead to something better or improve your situation.) | Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. (Foolish, stupid people do things that smarter, wiser people won’t do.) | Forewarned is forearmed. (In order to protect yourself, it’s good to have advance warning of something that might happen.) | Forgive and forget. (If someone does something bad to you, forgive that person and try to forget what happened.) | Click on any of the links below for more proverbs: |
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