Shan University 1 Words and Their Stories: Proverbs About How to Live

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Today we explain more popToday we explain more popular proverbs. A proverb is a shoular proverbs. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresrt, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Prses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are popular around the woverbs are popular around the world.orld.


Many listeners have sent us theiMany listeners have sent us their favorite proverbs. They give advicr favorite proverbs. They give advice about how to live. We begin with te about how to live. We begin with two popular proverbs about staying wo popular proverbs about staying healthy by eating good food: One is healthy by eating good food: One is an apple a day keeps the doctor aan apple a day keeps the doctor away. way. Another isAnother is you are what you you are what you eat.eat.


Several proverbs about birds Several proverbs about birds also give advice. You may have also give advice. You may have heard this one: heard this one: The early bird The early bird catches the wormcatches the worm. This means . This means a person who gets up early, or aa person who gets up early, or acts quickly, has the best chance cts quickly, has the best chance of success.of success.


Another famous proverb is a Another famous proverb is a bird in the hand is worth two in tbird in the hand is worth two in the bush. This means you should he bush. This means you should not risk losing something you hanot risk losing something you have by seeking something that is ve by seeking something that is not guaranteed.not guaranteed.


Here is another piece of aHere is another piece of advice: Do not count your chicdvice: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. kens before they are hatched. In other words, you should noIn other words, you should not think too much about some ft think too much about some future event before it really hauture event before it really happens.ppens.


Another proverb warns do not put all Another proverb warns do not put all your eggs in one basket.your eggs in one basket. This means you This means you should not put all of your resources togetshould not put all of your resources together in one place because you could risk lher in one place because you could risk losing everything at one time. Many Amerosing everything at one time. Many Americans learned this the hard way by investiicans learned this the hard way by investing all their money in stock shares, which ng all their money in stock shares, which then lost value. Another proverb says a fthen lost value. Another proverb says a fool and his money are soon parted. This ool and his money are soon parted. This means someone who acts unwisely with means someone who acts unwisely with money will losemoney will lose it.it.


Here is more advice: If at first you dHere is more advice: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Also, nevon’t succeed, try, try again. Also, never put off until tomorrow what you caer put off until tomorrow what you can do today. n do today. You might learn that haste makes You might learn that haste makes waste if you do something so fast, rewaste if you do something so fast, resulting in mistakes. Most people wousulting in mistakes. Most people would agree with this proverb: honesty is ld agree with this proverb: honesty is the best policy.the best policy.


Yet another proverb advises us nYet another proverb advises us not to be concerned about something ot to be concerned about something bad that you cannot change. It says bad that you cannot change. It says there is no use crying over spilled mithere is no use crying over spilled milk.lk. Do you agree with the proverb th Do you agree with the proverb that children should be seen and not hat children should be seen and not heard? Maybe you have told your chileard? Maybe you have told your children that hard work never hurt anyondren that hard work never hurt anyone. But other people saye. But other people say


that all work and no play makes Jack that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. They believe it is not wise a dull boy. They believe it is not wise to spend all your time working and nto spend all your time working and never having fun.ever having fun. Finally, here is one of our favorit Finally, here is one of our favorite proverbs: People who live in glass e proverbs: People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Thihouses should not throw stones. This means you should not criticize oths means you should not criticize other people unless you are perfect youer people unless you are perfect yourself.rself.


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