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We don't have to pay for the things that are really valuable, like love, friendship and good health.
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Repair something as soon as it is damaged. That's a small repair job. If not, you will have a much bigger and more expensive repair job later. Do it now and you'll need one stitch. Do it later and you'll need 9 stitches! (Why nine and not eight or ten? Because \approximately, with \
stitch (noun) = a link made with thread in sewing in time = not late
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Some rivers have rough surfaces with waves. That's usually
because the water is shallow and there are rocks near the surface. But deep rivers have no rocks near the surface and the water is smooth and still. \tranquil on the outside, often have a strong, \still (adjective) = calm, motionless deep (adjective) = going far down
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The unusual structure of this proverb may make it difficult to understand. It becomes easier if we change the structure to \teaches all teaches ill.\that the teacher who teaches students everything, does not teach well. A good teacher lets students discover some things for themselves.
ill (adverb) = badly
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When we die we leave everything on earth. We don't take anything with us. Even the richest people cannot take their money with them after death. This proverb reminds us that some material things are not really so valuable as we think.
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This proverb drops the verb \better not to be taught at all than to be taught badly.\It's better not to learn something than to learn it badly. This idea is echoed in Pope's famous line: \
taught = past participle of verb \voice)
ill taught = badly taught
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Don't worry about problems before they arrive.
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Something that is easy to learn is easy to forget.
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Everybody will revolt if driven too far. Even the lowest of people, or animals, will revolt and hit back at some stage. Even a worm, the simplest of animals, will defend itself.
worm (noun) = small thin animal with soft body and no bones or legs
turn (verb) = revolt, fight back
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There is a limit to everything. We can load the camel with lots of straw, but finally it will be too much and the camel's back will break. And it is only a single straw that breaks its back - the last straw. This can be applied to many things in life. People often say \straw!\
straw (noun) = dried stalk of grain (like dry piece of grass)
camel (noun) = large long-necked animal used for riding and carrying goods in the desert
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Many women have won a man's love by cooking delicious meals for him. They fed his stomach and found love in his heart.
way (noun) = path; route
\the egg fall upon the stone, alas for the egg!\
Life just isn't fair, and this realistic Arabic proverb recognizes that. The stone will always break the egg. Life's like that!
alas = bad luck; pity; tough; regrettable
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If we have the determination to do something, we can always find the path or method to do it.
will (noun) = strong determination, desire. way (noun) = path, method
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If we get married quickly, without thinking carefully, we may be sorry later. And we will have plenty of time to be sorry. in haste = quickly
repent (verb) = feel sorry, regret at leisure = slowly, over time
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Some people think that women talk too much. If they already talk too much, they don't need another tongue. One tongue is sufficient. This proverb is another way of saying that women talk too much. tongue (noun) = large, movable fleshy part in the mouth that we use for talking and tasting
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Old people have a lot of experience. If you want to have good advice or recommendations, ask an old person, not a young one. wish (verb) = want, desire
advice (noun) = recommendation as to what to do consult (verb) = ask; go to for advice or information
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If we have a problem, we may find the answer after a good night's sleep. People also often say: \\
advice (noun) = recommendation as to what to do
pillow (noun) = cushion that you rest your head on while you sleep
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We can rephrase this: \true. Sometimes there are many clouds in the sky, but it doesn't rain.
Sometimes it's the same with problems, or what we think are problems.
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We need to read a book to know if it's good or bad. We cannot know what it's like just by looking at the front or back cover. This proverb is applied to everything, not only books.
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\illness etc. People tend to tell this type of news quickly. But \news\travels more slowly.
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This is like the proverb \for news about someone, it's probably good if we hear nothing because \
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This proverb suggest that we should not interfere in other
people's business. We should live our own lives and let others live their lives. The title of the famous James Bond story Live and Let Die was a play on this proverb.
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\proverb means that people of the same type or sort stay together. They don't mix with people of another type.
feather (noun) = part of the soft, light covering of a bird's body flock (verb) = gather in a crowd