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PROVERBS
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What Is a Proverb?
Why Study Proverbs?
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How to Study Proverbs
Proverb Matching Game
A leopard cannot change
its spots.
No one can change their nature.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Those who help you when you’re in trouble are your true
friends.
A watched pot
never boils. Time seem to go slower when
you’re waiting for something to happen.
A cat may look
at a king. Even those who are small and
unimportant have rights.
Beggars can’t be choosers.
Those who have little cannot be picky.
Don’t bite the hand that feeds
you.
Don’t act badly towards those who are good to you.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Don’t put all of your efforts, hopes, or money into one thing.
Don’t count your chickens before they
hatch.
Don’t make plans based on your hopes of what may happen.
Early bird catches the
worm.
One who starts early has a better chance of success.
Rome wasn’t built in a day. Big jobs take time to complete.
A picture is worth a
thousand words.
An image can tell a story better than words.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A little work done when the problem only starts will
prevent a lot of work later.
As you sow so shall you reap.
If you do good, you will get good in return; if you do bad, you will get
bad in return.
The pen is mightier than
the sword.
You can achieve more through persuasion with words, especially the written
ones, than by violent actions.
Honey catches more
flies than vinegar.
It is easier to persuade others with polite talk and
a positive attitude rather than with rude demands
and negativity.
All that glitters isn’t gold. - English proverb
The tree with most leaves will not necessarily produce juicy fruit.
- Brazilian proverb
Beggars can’t be choosers. - English proverbs
Hunger doesn’t say, ‘Stale bread,’ and cold doesn’t say ‘Old coat.’
- Georgian proverb
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. - English proverb
Praise the ripe field, not the green corn. - Irish proverb
Still water runs deep. - English proverb
In a quiet lagoon, demons dwell. - Russian proverb
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.
- English proverb
Other people's eggs have two yolks.
- Bulgarian proverb
Finish the Proverb Game
Common English Proverbs
Common English Proverbs
Proverbs Around the World
Proverbs Around the World