Between the devil and the deep sea
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To choose between two equally bad alternatives in a serious dilemma.
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Where there's a will there's a way
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When a person really wants to do something, he will find a way of doing it.
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A burnt child dreads fire
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A bad experience or a horrifying incident may scar one's attitude or thinking for a lifetime.
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First come, first served
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The first in line will be attended to first.
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A friend in need is a friend indeed
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A friend who helps when one is in trouble is a real friend.
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Discretion is the better part of valor
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If you say discretion is the
better part of valor, you mean that avoiding a dangerous or unpleasant
situation is sometimes the most sensible thing to do.
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A hungry man is an angry man
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A person who does not get what he wants or needs is a frustrated person and will be easily provoked to rage.
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Empty vessels make the most noise
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Those people who have a little knowledge usually talk the most and make the greatest fuss.
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A man is as old as he feels
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A person's age is immaterial - it is only when he thinks and feels that he is ageing that he actually becomes old.
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Great talkers are little doers
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Those people who talk a lot and are always teaching others usually do not do much work.
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An idle brain is the devil's workshop
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One who has nothing to do will be tempted to do many mischievous acts.
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
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It is better to be careful and discrete than to be clever.
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Faint heart never won fair lady
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To succeed in life one must have the courage to pursue what he wants.
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A penny saved is a penny gained
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By being thrifty one will be able to save up.
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A rolling stone gathers no moss
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A person who never settles
in one place or who often changes his job will not succeed in life ; one
who is always changing his mind will never get anything done.
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As you sow, so you shall reap
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One will either enjoy or suffer the consequences of his earlier actions or inactions.
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Friday, June 27, 2014
Between the devil and the deep sea
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