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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.)
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Seeing is believing.
(You might not believe something is true until you see it with your own eyes.)
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Seek and you shall find.
(If you really try, you will find either the thing you were looking for or something similar.)
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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.)
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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.)
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Something is better than nothing.
(It’s better to have something than nothing at all.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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Strike while the iron is hot.
(Take advantage of an opportunity. Do something when you have the chance.)
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Stupid is as stupid does.
(Stupidity is reflected in a person’s behavior.)
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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.)
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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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