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Given the MEANING, identify the PROVERB

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1.

Avoid acting hastily without considering the consequences carefully.

  It is a sad heart that never rejoices.

  Look before you leap.

  Live and let live.

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

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2.

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

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

  Kill not the goose that lays golden eggs.

  Necessity is the mother of invention.

  It is a sad heart that never rejoices.

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3.

The greater our expertise, the more influential we are.

  The love of money is the root of all evil.

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

  Live and let live.

  Knowledge is power.

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4.

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

  Hunger is the best sauce.

  If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

  Let sleeping dogs lie.

  It is a sad heart that never rejoices.

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5.

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

  Learn to walk before you run.

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

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

  Necessity is the mother of invention.

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6.

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

  Marriages are made in heaven.

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

  The leopard cannot change its spots.

  It is useless to flog a dead horse.

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7.

The desire to become rich quick gives rise to sinful behavior.

  A Jack of all trades is master of none.

  Make hay while the sun shines.

  The love of money is the root of all evil.

  Learn to walk before you run.

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