This document provides definitions for over 30 common proverbs or sayings. Some of the proverbs defined include "absence makes the heart grow fonder" meaning love grows with distance, "don't count your chickens before they are hatched" meaning one shouldn't assume success until results are known, and "time heals all wounds" referring to how wounds heal with the passing of time. The document defines proverbs relating to topics like appearance versus character, learning from past experiences, dealing with problems, making plans versus outcomes, and more.

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3.  Absence makes the heart grow
fonder.
Our love for the love ones
grow more with the distance
 Beauty is only deep – never
judge by appearance.
A good looking woman may
not necessarily be a good
character.

4.  Once bitten, twice shy.
From the experience, we
learn to avoid situation causing
trouble or distress.
 You cant make bricks without
straws – You cant accomplish
something without the right
material.

5.  There are none so blind as those
who will not see.
It is useless explaining those
who do not want to understand.
 Don’t cross a bridge until you
come to it.
Don’t try to deal with
anticipated problems. Let them
become realities.

6.  If it isn't broken, don’t fix it –
If something is working well, don’t
try to improve upon it.
 Let bygone be bygone =
Forget your past complains and
start over afresh. There’s no way you
can save your relationship with your
brother unless you can let bygones
be bygones.

7.  If the caps fits, wear it.
Accept the words of criticisms if
you think they are correct.
 Desperate disease demands
desperate remedies.
Big problems need bold and
extremes steps to solve them.

8.  Man propose but God
dispose.
We may make plans but
cant control the outcome.
 Handsome is a handsome
does = Deeds destine a man’s
character.

9.  A swarm of bees in may is worth
a load of hay.
Right activity in season
produces good yield.
 Comparisons are odious –
Comparing once person with
another make them feel
offensive.

10.  Don’t count your chicken
before they are hatched.
One should not assume
himself to be successful, unless
the actual result is out.
 Time heals all wounds.

11. All cats are grey in the dark.
People are undistinguished
until they have made a name.
 All is well that ends well.
There is a solution to
everything even though there
are doubts.

12.  All things are difficult before
they are easy with practice
things become easier.
 Anger is the one thing made
better by delay.
When you are angry, it is
best not to speak or act

13.  Any means no time.
If the date of an event
remains vague, it will never
happen.
 A bad tree does not yield
good apples.
A bad parent does not raised
good children.

14. A change is as good as a rest.
A change in routine is often
as refreshing as a break or
holiday.
 A fault confessed is half
redressed.
Confession is beginning of

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