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English Proverbs : Proverb to Meaning III


Given the MEANING, identify the PROVERB

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1.

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

  Hunger is the best sauce.

  Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.

  If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

  It is useless to flog a dead horse.

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2.

The need for something motivates us to create or get it.

  Learn to walk before you run.

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

  If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

  Necessity is the mother of invention.

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3.

It is easy to take advantage of others in their difficult times.

  Make hay while the sun shines.

  Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

  It is good fishing in troubled waters.

  Like father, like son.

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4.

By doing various jobs, one is not an expert in any single task.

  Man proposes, God disposes.

  Love is blind.

  A Jack of all trades is master of none.

  Make hay while the sun shines.

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5.

People with insufficient knowledge are easily misled.

  A little learning is a dangerous thing.

  Kill not the goose that lays golden eggs.

  If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

  Make hay while the sun shines.

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6.

The greater our expertise, the more influential we are.

  Man proposes, God disposes.

  If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

  Knowledge is power.

  It is no use crying over spilt milk.

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7.

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

  Kill not the goose that lays golden eggs.

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

  The leopard cannot change its spots.

  A little learning is a dangerous thing.

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