What do these proverbs mean? Patience is a virtue. (The ability to wait and be patient is a good quality in a person.) | | People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. (Don’t criticize people for having problems or qualities which you yourself have. Don’t be a hypocrite.) | Politics makes strange bedfellows. (People in politics form unusual friendships and relationships in order to achieve their goals.) | Possession is nine-tenths of the law. (If you have something in your possession, you have a legitimate claim to it.) | Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. (People in power who have a lot of control over others are very likely to become corrupt.) | Practice makes perfect. (You have to practice something again and again in order to become good at it.) | Procrastination is the thief of time. (Time is stolen from you if you waste time procrastinating. You never get that time back.) | Put your best foot forward. (Do your best in all things. Always try hard to be successful.) | Que sera sera (Whatever will be will be). (You can’t change the way things are.) | Revenge is sweet. (It feels good to take revenge against another person.) | Rob Peter to pay Paul. (You can move money from one thing to another without a productive result.) | Rome wasn’t built in a day. (It takes time to make big changes.) | Rules were meant to be broken. (The way to get something done is to break some rules. You know something is a rule when break it.) | Click on any of the links below for more proverbs: | |
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