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English Proverbs : Proverb to Meaning III


Given the MEANING, identify the PROVERB

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1.

It is useless taking precautions after something has happened.

  Hunger is the best sauce.

  It is too late to lock the stable when the horse has been stolen.

  The more you have, the more you want.

  Man proposes, God disposes.

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2.

Knowledge must be gained gradually and not all at once.

  Learn to walk before you run.

  It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

  Live and let live.

  Man proposes, God disposes.

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3.

The powerful decide what is correct.

  Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.

  If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

  Might is right.

  The more you have, the more you want.

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4.

Satisfy oneself before paying for a purchase and not complain after the transaction.

  The more you have, the more you want.

  Let the buyer beware or Caveat emptor (Latin version).

  A little learning is a dangerous thing.

  If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

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5.

When one has an appetite, even plain food tastes good.

  If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind.

  Hunger is the best sauce.

  Look before you leap.

  It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

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6.

There can only be a single leader in any enterprise.

  Make hay while the sun shines.

  Many hands make light work.

  If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind.

  The more you have, the more you want.

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7.

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

  It is good fishing in troubled waters.

  It is never too late to mend.

  It is useless to flog a dead horse.

  Learn to walk before you run.

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