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1.Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder.Answer:Ouraffectionincreaseswhenwearepartedfromourlovedones.

2.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Answer:Itiswhatwedothatmattersandnotjustwhatwesay.

3.Afterastormcomesacalm.Answer:Sincesomethingbettermustfollowanunpleasantevent,beoptimistic.

4.All'swellthatendswell.Answer:Asatisfactoryconclusionmakesupforearlierdisappointments.

5.AllroadsleadtoRome.Answer:Peoplecanarriveatthesameconclusionbydifferentmeans.

6.Allthatglittersisnotgold.Answer:Everythingthatisattractiveontheoutsidemaynotbereallyvaluableinside.

7.AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.Answer:Itisnotgoodtoonlytoilandhavenorecreation.

8.Asyousow,soshallyoureap.Answer:One'sactionswhethergoodorbaddetermineone'srewardsorpunishments.

9.Badnewstravelsfast.Answer:Informationaboutunpleasanthappeningsspreadsquickly.

10.Abadworkmanalwaysblameshistools.Answer:Apersonwithdeficienciesfindsexcusesforhislackofskill.

11.Barkingdogsseldombite.Answer:Peoplewhotalkalotorthreatenmaynotbeactuallyharmful.

12.Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.Answer:Whatpleasesthesightvariesfromonepersontoanother.

13.Beggarscannotbechoosers.Answer:Onemustacceptwhatisavailableindifficultcircumstances.

14.Thebestfishswimnearthebottom.Answer:Thefinestthingsarehardtoget.

15.Thebestoffriendsmustpart.Answer:Nothingcangoonforeverasallthingschange.

16.Betterlatethannever.Answer:Itispreferabletodoajobevenifitisdelayedthannotdoitatall.

17.Bettersafethansorry.Answer:Itispreferabletobecautiousthanberashandgetintotrouble.

18.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.



Answer:Itisbettertoacceptthelittlewehavethanrejectithopingtogetalotlater.

19.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.Answer:Peoplewithsimilarinterestsandtastestendtogroup.

20.Bloodisthickerthanwater.Answer:Familytiesarestrongerthanotherrelationships.

21.Aburntchilddreadsthefire.Answer:Amistakecanbeagreatteacher.

22.Callaspadeaspade.Answer:Bebluntandsayplainlywhatyoumean.

23.Charitybeginsathome.Answer:Providehelpfirsttoone'sfamilymembersandthentoothers.

24.Thechildisfatheroftheman.Answer:Thecharacterofachildshowsthekindofmanhewillgrowuptobe.

25.Comingeventscasttheirshadowsbefore.Answer:Thereareoftenearlyindicationsoffuturehappenings.

26.Cutyourcoataccordingtoyourcloth.Answer:Livewithinyourmeans.

27.Thedarkesthouristhatbeforethedawn.Answer:Whenthingsseemattheirworst,theymayjustbegintoimprove.

28.Thedieiscast.Answer:Onceadecisionhasbeenmade,itcannotbereversed.

29.Doasyouwouldbedoneby.Answer:Treatothersasyouwouldexpectthemtotreatyou.

30.Donotcastyourpearlsbeforeswine.Answer:Donotgiveapreciousthingtosomeonewhocannotvalueit.

31.Don'tchangehorsesinmidstream.Answer:Plansmustnotbealteredatthewrongtime.

32.Don'tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.Answer:Oneshouldnotassumesuccesspriortoactuallyachievingit.

33.Don'tcrossabridgetillyoucometoit.Answer:Oneshouldnotworrybeforesomethinghappensforitmayneverhappen.

34.Don'tmakeamountainoutofamolehill.Answer:Oneshouldnotmakeabigfussaboutatrivialmatter.

35.Firstcome,firstserved.Answer:Ifonearrivesearly,onegetsabetterchoice.

36.Slowbutsurewinstherace.



Answer:Steadyprogressisbetterinthelongrunthaninconsistentspeed.