a fool and his money are soon parted.
This means someone who acts unwisely with money will lose it.
Here is more advice:
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
Also,
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
You might learn that
haste makes waste
if you do something
so fast, resulting in mistakes
.
Most people would agree with this proverb:
honesty is the best policy.
Yet another proverb advises us not to be concerned about something bad that you cannot change. It says
there is no use crying over spilled milk.
Do you agree with the proverb that
children should be seen and not heard
?
Maybe you have told your children that
hard work never hurt anyone.
But other people say that
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
They believe it is not wise to spend all your time working and never having fun.
Finally, here is one of our favorite proverbs:
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
This means you should not criticize other people unless you are perfect yourself.
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This VOA Special English program was written by Shelley Gollust. I'm Faith Lapidus. You can find more proverbs and oth er WORDS AND THEIR STORIES at our Web site, voaspecialenglish.com.
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