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What do these proverbs mean?
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Patience is a virtue.
(The ability to wait and be patient is a good quality in a person.)
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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.)
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Politics makes strange bedfellows.
(People in politics form unusual friendships and relationships in order to achieve their goals.)
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Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
(If you have something in your possession, you have a legitimate claim to it.)
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Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
(People in power who have a lot of control over others are very likely to become corrupt.)
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Practice makes perfect.
(You have to practice something again and again in order to become good at it.)
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Procrastination is the thief of time.
(Time is stolen from you if you waste time procrastinating. You never get that time back.)
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Put your best foot forward.
(Do your best in all things. Always try hard to be successful.)
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Que sera sera (Whatever will be will be).
(You can’t change the way things are.)
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Revenge is sweet.
(It feels good to take revenge against another person.)
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Rob Peter to pay Paul.
(You can move money from one thing to another without a productive result.)
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Rome wasn’t built in a day.
(It takes time to make big changes.)
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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.)
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