1. The tailor makes the man.   Whatever our age and however much we know, we can still increase our knowledge.   A person who knows the tricks of the trade is best equipped to do the job.   A thing can be assessed only after practically experiencing it.   A person can appear attractive in good clothes.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. Paddle your own canoe.   Mind your own business and be self-reliant.   Early corrective action may prevent more trouble later.   Along with brilliance goes a lot of hard work.   One can gain proficiency only by repeatedly doing a thing.   Half-n-half Clue   3. Speech is silver, silence is golden.   If there is no information then one can assume all is fine.   At times, there is more value to holding one's tongue than using it.   An unpleasant experience is not forgotten and teaches caution.   Mind your own business and be self-reliant.   Half-n-half Clue   4. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.   A person who does not settle in one place or frequently changes jobs will not be successful.   There is a definite limit beyond which one decides not to go.   Early corrective action may prevent more trouble later.   A thing can be assessed only after practically experiencing it.   Half-n-half Clue   5. Still waters run deep.   Mind your own business and be self-reliant.   Great tasks take time, hard work and perseverance.   At times, there is more value to holding one's tongue than using it.   A quiet person can have much knowledge or ability, and should not be underestimated.   Half-n-half Clue   6. There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.   Choose the most opportune time to act.   If an opportunity is missed, there will be plenty more.   It is not a crime to be poor.   Savings in small amounts will eventually lead to a large total.   Half-n-half Clue   7. The strength of the chain is in the weakest link.   The most fragile point determines the quality of a structure.   Early corrective action may prevent more trouble later.   Along with brilliance goes a lot of hard work.   A thing can be assessed only after practically experiencing it.   Half-n-half Clue