Say something nice or say nothing at all. (If you can’t think of anything nice to say to a person or about something, don’t say anything.) | |
Seeing is believing. (You might not believe something is true until you see it with your own eyes.) |
Seek and you shall find. (If you really try, you will find either the thing you were looking for or something similar.) |
Silence is golden. (Many people put a high value on peace and quiet. It’s not easy to find a place where there is perfect silence.) |
Slow and steady wins the race. (Be patient, don’t worry about speed, and you will succeed. Listen to your teacher read this Aesop’s fable about The Tortoise and the Hare.) |
Something is better than nothing. (It’s better to have something than nothing at all.) |
Spare the rod and spoil the child. (If a child is not punished in some way, usually physically, you will have big problems with the child.) |
Speak softly and carry a big stick. (It’s a good idea to show that you have the means to enforce rules in order to avoid using force. The originator of this proverb is U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.) |
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. (No matter what a person says about another, the words can’t inflict physical injury.) |
Still waters run deep. (A person who is quiet and doesn’t talk very much probably has a lot on his mind. It could be a personal problem or a person is deep in thought.) |
Strike while the iron is hot. (Take advantage of an opportunity. Do something when you have the chance.) |
Stupid is as stupid does. (Stupidity is reflected in a person’s behavior.) |
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan. (Many people would like to take credit for producing something that is successful, but no one wants to claim a failure as his own.) |
Success is a journey, not a destination. (There are many obstacles to avoid and paths to take in order to achieve success. A person must learn to navigate through these things in order to become successful.) |
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