PROVERBS/

WISESAYI
NGS

COMPI
LED

BY

KALULUFRED

BTTC,
IPTE6

kal
uluf
red083@gmai
l.
com /0991506119

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 PROVERBS/WI
SESAYI
NGS

1.Ast
it
chi
nti
mesav
esni
ne.

_I
t'
sbet
tert
ofi
xsomet
hingbef
orei
tget
stoobi
g.

2.Act
ionsspeakl
oudert
hanwor
ds.

_
It'
smor
eimpor
tantt
odosomet
hingt
hanj
ustt
alkabouti
t.

3.Al
lgoodt
hingscomet
othosewhowai
t.

_Pat
iencei
sav
irt
ue.

4.Anappl
eadaykeepst
hedoct
oraway
.

_Eat
ingheal
thyf
oodscanhel
ppr
eventi
l
lness.

5.Bi
rdsoft
hesamef
eat
her
sfl
ockt
oget
her
.

_Peopl
ewi
thsi
mil
ari
nter
est
sandv
aluesof
tenassoci
atewi
thoneanot
her
.

6.Bet
terl
atet
hannev
er.

_I
t'
sbet
tert
odosomet
hing,
eveni
fit
'
slat
e,t
hannotdoi
tatal
l
.

7.Don'
tcounty
ourchi
ckensbef
oret
heyhat
ch.

_Don'
tassumesomet
hingi
scer
tai
nunt
ili
tact
ual
l
yhappens.

8.Don'
tputal
lyoureggsi
nonebasket
.

_Di
ver
sif
yyouri
nvest
ment
sanddon'
trel
yonj
ustonesour
ceofi
ncome.

9.Ev
erycl
oudhasasi
l
verl
i
ning.

_
Ever
ybadsi
tuat
ionhasaposi
ti
veaspect
.

10.Ev
erydoghasi
tsday
.

2
_Ev
ent
hosewhoar
enoti
nfav
ornowwi
l
lhav
ethei
roppor
tuni
tyt
oshi
neev
ent
ual
l
y.

11.Ev
erymanf
orhi
msel
f.

_
In cer
tai
n si
tuat
ions,peopl
emaypr
ior
it
izet
hei
rown i
nter
est
sabov
ethegr
oup'
s
i
nter
est
s.

12.For
tunef
avor
sthebol
d.

_Thosewhot
aker
isksandar
ebr
aveof
tenf
indsuccess.

13.Gi
veamanaf
ishandy
ouf
eedhi
mforaday
;teachamant
ofi
shandy
ouf
eedhi
m
f
oral
i
fet
ime.

_I
t'
sbet
tert
oteachsomeonehowt
odosomet
hingsot
heycanbesel
f-
suf
fi
cientt
han
t
ojustgi
vet
hem whatt
heyneed.

14.Hast
emakeswast
e.

_
Rushi
ngi
ntosomet
hingwi
thoutpr
operpr
epar
ati
onorpl
anni
ngof
tenl
eadst
omi
stakes
ori
nef
fi
ciency
.

15.I
ttakest
wot
otango.

_
Successf
ulr
elat
ionshi
psr
equi
ret
heef
for
tandcommi
tmentofbot
hpar
ti
es.

16.Ki
l
ltwobi
rdswi
thonest
one.

_
Accompl
i
sht
wogoal
satt
hesamet
ime.

17.Letsl
eepi
ngdogsl
i
e.

_
It'
sof
tenbestt
oleav
ewel
lenoughal
oneandav
oidst
ir
ri
ngupt
roubl
e.

18.Makehaywhi
l
ethesunshi
nes.

_
Takeadv
ant
ageofoppor
tuni
ti
eswhent
heyar
ise,
ast
heymaynotl
ast
.

19.Necessi
tyi
sthemot
herofi
nvent
ion.

3
_
Whenpeopl
ehav
eaneedorpr
obl
em,t
heyof
tendev
elopi
nnov
ati
vesol
uti
onst
o
addr
essi
t.

20.Nopai
n,nogai
n.

_
Toachi
evesuccess,
onemustbewi
l
li
ngt
oendur
esomedi
scomf
ortorhar
dshi
p.

21.Outoft
hef
ryi
ngpanandi
ntot
hef
ir
e.

_Mov
ingf
rom onebadsi
tuat
iont
oanot
hert
hat
'
sev
enwor
se.

22.Pr
act
icemakesper
fect
.

_Themor
eyoupr
act
icesomet
hing,
themor
eski
l
ledy
oubecome.

23.Romewasn'
tbui
l
tinaday
.

_Gr
eatt
hingst
aket
imet
odev
elopandshoul
dnotbeexpect
edt
ohappenqui
ckl
y.

24.Theear
lybi
rdcat
chest
hewor
m.

_Thosewhoar
epr
omptandpr
oact
iveof
tenhav
eanadv
ant
ageov
ert
hosewhoar
enot
.

25.Thegr
assi
sal
way
sgr
eeneront
heot
hersi
de.

_Peopl
eof
teni
deal
i
zesi
tuat
ionst
hatar
edi
ff
erentf
rom t
hei
rown,f
ail
i
ngt
oappr
eci
ate
whatt
heyhav
e.

26.Thepeni
smi
ght
iert
hant
heswor
d.

_Communi
cat
ionandi
deasar
emor
epower
ful
thanphy
sical
for
ce.

27.Ther
e'snosmokewi
thoutf
ir
e.

_Whent
her
ear
eper
sist
entr
umor
sorsuspi
cionsaboutsomet
hing,t
her
e'sl
i
kel
ysome
t
rut
htot
hem.

28.Toomanycooksspoi
lthebr
oth.

_
Toomanypeopl
einv
olv
edi
napr
ojectcanl
eadt
oconf
usi
onandi
nef
fi
ciency
.

4
29.Twoheadsar
ebet
tert
hanone.

_
Col
l
abor
ati
onandt
eamwor
kcanof
tenpr
oducebet
terr
esul
tst
hani
ndi
vi
dual
eff
ort
.

30.Wheni
nRome,
doast
heRomansdo.

_Adaptt
othecust
omsandcul
tur
eofapl
acewheny
ouv
isi
t.

31.Wher
ether
e'sawi
l
l,t
her
e'saway
.

_I
fsomeonehast
hedet
ermi
nat
ionandper
sev
erancet
oachi
eveagoal
,theywi
l
lli
kel
y
f
indawayt
odoso.

32.Youcan'
tj
udgeabookbyi
tscov
er.

_
Don'
tfor
m anopi
nionaboutsomeoneorsomet
hingbasedont
hei
rappear
anceal
one.

33.Youcan'
tmakeanomel
etwi
thoutbr
eaki
ngeggs.

_
Toachi
evesomet
hing,
youmayneedt
otakesomer
isksormakesomesacr
if
ices.

34.Your
eapwhaty
ousow.

_Theconsequencesofy
ouract
ionswi
l
lref
lectt
henat
ureoft
hoseact
ions.

35.Awat
chedpotnev
erboi
l
s.

_I
fyou'
reeager
lyant
ici
pat
ingsomet
hing,i
tmayseem t
otakel
ongert
ohappent
hani
f
y
ou'
redi
str
act
ed.

36.Act
ionsspeakl
oudert
hanwor
ds.

_
Peopl
e'
sact
ionsr
eveal
mor
eaboutt
hei
rtr
uechar
act
erandi
ntent
ionst
hant
hei
rwor
ds.

37.Beggar
scan'
tbechooser
s.

_
Wheny
ou'
rei
nneedofsomet
hing,
youmaynotbei
naposi
ti
ont
obepi
ckyaboutwhat
y
ouget
.

37.Beggar
scan'
tbechooser
s.

5
_Thi
spr
over
bsuggest
sthatwhensomeonei
sdependentonot
her
sforhel
p,t
heymay
nothav
ethel
uxur
yofbei
ngsel
ect
iveaboutwhatt
heyr
ecei
ve.Thi
smayappl
yin
si
tuat
ionssuchasr
ecei
vi
ngchar
it
abl
edonat
ionsorseeki
ngempl
oyment
.

38.Bet
tersaf
ethansor
ry.

_Thi
sidi
om emphasi
zes t
he i
mpor
tance ofbei
ng caut
ious and av
oidi
ng t
aki
ng
unnecessar
yri
sks,ev
en i
fdoi
ng so may r
equi
re mor
e ef
for
torcause some
i
nconv
eni
ence.

Mor
esay
ingswi
thsi
mil
arconcept
s:

1.Abadwor
kmanal
way
sbl
ameshi
stool
s.

_
Thi
spr
over
bisusedwhensomeonebl
amest
hequal
i
tyoft
hei
requi
pmentorot
her
ext
ernal
fact
orswhent
heyper
for
m at
askpoor
ly.

2.Abi
rdi
nhandi
swor
tht
woi
nthebush.

_
Thi
ngsweal
readyhav
ear
emor
eval
uabl
ethanwhatwehopet
oget
.

3.Absencemakest
hehear
tgr
owf
onder
.

_
Whenpeopl
ewel
ovear
enotwi
thus,
wel
ovet
hem ev
enmor
e.

4.Acathasni
nel
i
ves.

_
Catcansur
viv
eseemi
ngl
yfat
alev
ent
s.

5.Achai
nisonl
yasst
rongasi
tsweakestl
i
nk

_
Oneweakpar
twi
l
lrendert
hewhol
eweak.

6.Act
ionsspeakl
oudert
hanwor
ds.

_
Act
ionsar
eabet
terr
efl
ect
ionofone’
schar
act
erbecausei
t’
seasyt
osayt
hings,but
di
ff
icul
ttoactont
hem andf
oll
owt
hrough.

7.Adr
owni
ngmanwi
l
lcl
utchatast
raw.

6
_
Whensomeonei
sinadi
ff
icul
tsi
tuat
ion,s/
hewi
l
ltakeanyav
ail
abl
eoppor
tuni
tyt
o
i
mpr
ovei
t.

8.Adv
ersi
tyandl
ossmakeamanwi
se.

_
wegai
nwi
sdom f
ast
eri
ndi
ff
icul
tti
mest
hani
npr
osper
oust
imes.

9.Af
ool
andhi
smoneyar
esoonpar
ted.

_
Fool
i
shpeopl
edonotknowhowt
ohol
dont
othei
rmoney
.

10._
Ajour
neyoft
housandmi
l
esbegi
nswi
thasi
ngl
est
ep.

_
Howsoev
erbi
gat
aski
s,i
tst
art
swi
thasmal
lst
ep.

11.Al
eopar
dcan’
t/doesn’
tchangei
tsspot
s.

_
Aper
soncan’
tchangei
tsi
nnat
echar
act
er,
especi
all
ybad.

12.Al
lgoodt
hingscomet
oanend.

_
Goodexper
iencesev
ent
ual
l
ycomet
oanend.

13.Al
l
’swel
lthatendswel
l
.

_
Asl
ongast
heout
comei
sgood,
probl
emsont
hewaydon’
tmat
ter
.

14.Al
lthatgl
i
tter
sisnotgol
d.

_
Thi
ngst
hatl
ookgoodout
war
dlymaynotbeasv
aluabl
eorgood.

15.Al
l
’sf
airi
nlov
eandwar
.

_
Onecanbr
eakt
her
ulesoff
airpl
ayunderext
enuat
ingci
rcumst
ances.

16.Al
way
sputy
ourbestf
ootf
orwar
d.

_
Tryashar
dasy
oucanorgi
vey
ourbest
.

17.Amongt
hebl
i
ndt
heone-
eyedmani
ski
ng.

7
_
Ani
ncapabl
eper
soncangai
npower
fulposi
ti
oni
fot
her
sint
hef
rayar
eev
enmor
e
i
ncapabl
e.

18.Anappl
eadaykeepst
hedoct
oraway
.

_
Eat
inganappl
eadaywi
l
lkeepy
ouheal
thy
.

19.Anempt
yvessel
makesmuchnoi
se.

_
Fool
i
shorst
upi
dpeopl
ear
ethemostt
alkat
ive.

20.Ani
dlebr
aini
sthedev
il
’swor
kshop.

_
Ify
ou’
venot
hingt
odo,
you’
l
lli
kel
ythi
nkofmi
schi
ef.

21.Anounceofpr
otect
ioni
swor
thapoundofcur
e.

_
Ali
tt
lepr
ecaut
ionbef
oreacr
isi
shi
tsi
sbet
tert
hanl
otoff
ir
efi
ght
ingaf
ter
war
ds.

22.Api
ctur
eiswor
that
housandwor
ds.

_
Iti
seasi
ert
oshoworexpl
ainsomet
hingt
hroughapi
ctur
ethant
hroughwor
ds.

23.Appear
ancescanbedecept
ive.

_
Out
war
dappear
ancemaynotbewhaty
oubel
i
evet
hem t
obe.

24.Ar
oll
i
ngst
onegat
her
snomoss.

_
A per
son who i
s al
way
s changi
ng j
obs and pl
aces has t
he adv
ant
age ofl
ess
r
esponsi
bil
i
ties,
butal
sot
hedi
sadv
ant
ageofnof
ixedpl
acet
oli
ve.

25.Ashi
pint
hehar
bori
ssaf
e,butt
hati
snotwhatashi
pisf
or.

_
Getoutofy
ourcomf
ortzonet
ogr
owandf
ulf
il
lyourpot
ent
ial
.

26.Ast
it
chi
nti
mesav
esni
ne.

_
It’
sbet
tert
odealwi
thpr
obl
emsi
mmedi
atel
yrat
hert
hanwai
tbywhent
heywor
senand
becomemuchbi
gger
.

8
27.Asy
ousow,
soy
oushal
lreap.

_
Youract
ions–goodorbad–det
ermi
newhaty
ouget
.

28.At
hingbeguni
shal
fdone.

_
Agoodbegi
nni
ngmakesi
teasi
ert
oaccompl
i
sht
her
estoft
hepr
oject
.

29.Bar
kingdogssel
dom bi
te.

_
Peopl
ewhoappeart
hreat
eni
ngr
arel
ydohar
m.

30.Besl
owi
nchoosi
ng,
butsl
oweri
nchangi
ng.

_
Chooset
hingsorpeopl
eaf
terpr
operdi
l
igence,
butoncey
ouchoose,
sti
ckf
orl
ong.

31.Beaut
yisi
ntheey
eoft
hebehol
der
.

_
Whatmayseem beaut
if
ult
ooneper
sonmaynotseem t
oanot
her
.

32.Beaut
yisonl
yski
ndeep.

_
Aper
son’
schar
act
er,i
ntel
l
ect
,andot
heri
nnerqual
i
tiesar
emor
eimpor
tantt
hanhi
s/
herphy
sical
beaut
y.

33.Beggar
scan’
tbechooser
s.

_
Peopl
ewhodependont
hegener
osi
tyofot
her
scan’
tpi
ck&chooset
hingsaspert
hei
r
l
i
king.They
’vet
oacceptwhati
sgi
vent
othem.

34.Bestt
hingsi
nli
fear
efr
ee.

_
Themostv
aluabl
ethi
ngsar
eof
tenf
ree.

35.Bet
terl
atet
hannev
er.

_
Iti
sbet
tert
ogetsomet
hing(
youdesi
re)l
atet
hangeti
tnev
er.

36.Bet
tert
obepoorandheal
thyr
athert
hanr
ichandsi
ck.

_
Goodheal
thi
smor
eimpor
tantt
hanmoney
.

9
37.Bet
tert
owearoutt
hant
orustout
.

_
Iti
sbet
tert
oremai
nact
ivet
hant
obei
dle(
usedmai
nlyf
orol
dpeopl
e)

38.Bl
oodi
sthi
ckert
hanwat
er.

_
Rel
ati
onshi
pswi
thf
ami
l
y(orbl
oodr
elat
ives)i
sst
rongert
hanot
herr
elat
ionshi
ps.

39.Cl
eanl
i
nessi
snextt
oGodl
i
ness.

_
Cleanl
i
nessi
sasi
gnofgoodness,
agr
eatv
irt
ue.

40.Cl
othesdonotmaket
heman.

_
Aper
son’
schar
act
ercan’
tbej
udgedbyhi
s/hercl
othi
ngandout
war
dappear
ance.

41.Cowar
dsdi
emanyt
imesbef
oret
hei
rdeat
hs.

_
Cowar
dssuf
fert
hef
ear
edef
fect
sofdeat
hmanyt
imesov
eri
nthei
rli
ves.

42.Cr
osst
hest
ream wher
eiti
sshal
l
owest
.

_
Todot
hingsi
ntheeasi
estpossi
bleway
.

43.Cur
iosi
tyki
l
ledt
hecat
.

_
Enqui
ri
ngi
ntoot
her
s’wor
kcanbedanger
ous.Oneshoul
dmi
ndownbusi
ness.

44.Cur
ses,
li
kechi
ckens,
comehomet
oroost
.

_
Theconsequencesofdoi
ngwr
ongal
way
scat
chupwi
tht
hewr
ongdoer
.

45.Di
scr
eti
oni
sthebet
terpar
tofv
alor
.

_
Iti
swi
set
obecar
eful
andnotshowunnecessar
ybr
aver
y.

46.Don’
tbi
teof
fmor
ethany
oucanchew.

_
Don’
ttakemor
eresponsi
bil
i
tyt
hany
oucanhandl
e.

47.Don’
tbi
tet
hehandt
hatf
eedsy
ou.

10
_
Don’
tactbadl
ytowar
dtheper
sonwhohashel
pedy
ouorf
rom whom y
ouder
ivesome
benef
it
s,f
ory
oumayl
oset
hosebenef
it
sinf
utur
e.

48.*
Don’
tbl
owy
ourownt
rumpet
.*

Youshoul
dav
oidpr
oudl
ytal
ki
ngofy
ourachi
evement
sandsuccessi
nfr
ontofot
her
s.

49Don’
tcastpear
lsbef
oreswi
ne.

_
Don’
tof
fersomet
hingv
aluabl
etosomeonewhodoesn’
tval
uei
t.

50.Don’
tcounty
ourchi
ckensbef
oret
heyhat
ch.

_
Don’
tmakepl
ansbasedonf
utur
eev
ent
sthatmaynothappenatal
l
.

51.
"Anounceofpr
event
ioni
swor
thapoundofcur
e."

_
Taki
ngst
epst
opr
eventapr
obl
em i
susual
l
yeasi
erandl
esscost
lyt
hant
ryi
ngt
ofi
xit
l
ater
.

52."
For
ewar
nedi
sfor
ear
med.

_Hav
ingpr
iorknowl
edgeofapot
ent
ial
riskcanhel
pyoupr
epar
eandav
oidhar
m.

53.Di
scr
eti
oni
sthebet
terpar
tofv
alor
."

_
Bei
ng pr
udentand usi
ng good j
udgmentcan bemor
eadv
ant
ageoust
han act
ing
r
eckl
essl
yorbol
dlywi
thoutconsi
der
ingt
her
isks.

kal
uluf
red083@gmai
l
.com /0887058278

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