#4 Flashcards
Honesty is the best policy.
Being honest is believed to be the best route to take.
One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
No two persons are alike - every one has his own preferences, likes and dislikes.
Once bitten twice shy.
If a person has been tricked once he will be more careful and alert the next time.
Like father, like son, like mother, like daughter.
Used to describe a child’s behaviour when he or she acts like the father or mother.
Practice makes perfect.
It is believed that if one practices a certain skill often, he will excel in it.
Prevention is better than cure.
It is better to be careful beforehand than to try to solve a problem after it has arisen.
Rome was not built in a day.
Any great plan or big dream cannot be achieved overnight or easily.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
This is quoted when one takes another loan to pay off an earlier loan taking from one to give another.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
A child who is not punished and showed the error of his ways will become unruly.
Speech is silver, silence is golden.
Talk may be beneficial, but sometimes acquiescence may be the best option to take.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Both parties in a quarrel should share the blame or take responsibility for it; no one can start a quarrel all by himself.
There’s no smoke without fire.
Rumours do not spread unless there is some element of truth in them.
Time and tide wait for no one.
Time is precious, once it is past no one can go back and claim it thus everyone should be mindful of how his time is spent.
To err is human, to forgive divine.
It is only normal for man to make mistakes and do wrong, but for one to forgive another for his wrong is indeed great and gracious act.
What’s done can’t be undone.
In life there are some things once done or decisions once made cannot be changed; malicious words once uttered or harmful actions once done cannot be taken back.
