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English Proverbs : Proverb to Meaning III


Given the PROVERB, identify the MEANING

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1.

Learn to walk before you run.

  It is a waste of time to argue about something done and long-forgotten.

  Knowledge must be gained gradually and not all at once.

  Do not expect too much of something received as a gift.

  People with insufficient knowledge are easily misled.

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2.

Make hay while the sun shines.

  If we work with others ignoring their faults, then they will work with us ignoring ours.

  Be satisfied with whatever you get little at a time, and do not lose it for the greed to get it all at once.

  Take advantage promptly of favorable opportunities.

  The greater our expertise, the more influential we are.

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3.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

  It is useless taking precautions after something has happened.

  Do not expect too much of something received as a gift.

  Satisfying one need only creates another need.

  One cannot be gloomy all the time.

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4.

Marriages are made in heaven.

  Whom you wed is not decided by you but a matter of chance.

  There are many to share the joys in good times but none to share the sorrow in bad times.

  Life would be very easy if goals could be achieved only by desiring.

  There is a lot of time to regret if you wed in a hurry.

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5.

It is useless to flog a dead horse.

  People with insufficient knowledge are easily misled.

  We may plan to do something, but fate may decide otherwise.

  The powerful decide what is correct.

  It is a waste of time to argue about something done and long-forgotten.

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6.

Man proposes, God disposes.

  We may plan to do something, but fate may decide otherwise.

  Take advantage promptly of favorable opportunities.

  Every calamity that occurs is of advantage to someone or the other.

  It is a waste of time to argue about something done and long-forgotten.

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7.

Knowledge is power.

  There is no value lamenting that which cannot be undone.

  A person's character, especially bad nature, will always remain the same.

  Avoid acting hastily without considering the consequences carefully.

  The greater our expertise, the more influential we are.

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