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Given the MEANING, identify the PROVERB

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1.

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

  Look before you leap.

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

  If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

  It is never too late to mend.

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2.

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

  Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.

  It is useless to flog a dead horse.

  Many hands make light work.

  Might is right.

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3.

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

  Kill not the goose that lays golden eggs.

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

  Make hay while the sun shines.

  Knowledge is power.

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4.

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

  Look before you leap.

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

  If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

  Love is blind.

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5.

There is no value lamenting that which cannot be undone.

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

  Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.

  It is useless to flog a dead horse.

  It is no use crying over spilt milk.

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6.

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

  Make hay while the sun shines.

  The more you have, the more you want.

  The leopard cannot change its spots.

  It never rains but it pours.

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7.

Children have the looks and characteristics of their parents.

  Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.

  Like father, like son.

  The love of money is the root of all evil.

  Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

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