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A leopard cannot change its spots
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A person's nature cannot
change.
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There are two sides to every question
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There are always two ways of
looking at something
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Too many cooks spoil the broth
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Too many people doing the same
thing at the same time will not be successful
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We never
miss the water till the well runs dry
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You only realize the importance
of something when it is gone
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To put the cart before the horse
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To do something in an incorrect
order
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Don't count your chickens before they are
hatched.
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Do not make plans based on
something that has not happened.
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Don't make a mountain out of a molehill
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Do not make a big fuss or issue
over something minor or small
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Experience is the best teacher
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The best way to learn a job is to
do it.
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The last straw that broke the camel's back
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The final thing that, when added
to a bad or unpleasant situation, causes failure or ruin.
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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 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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Actions speak louder than words
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Children usually learn more from
the examples set by their elders than from what they are told ; a person's
character is judged by the thing she does and not by what he says; actions give
evidence or proof of.
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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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Absence
makes the heart grow fonder
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One usually desires another more
when he or she is far away.
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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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