2007-02-14 19:52:56 · 9 answers · asked by nadine 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Hi there Nadine,
1. 'More haste less speed.' Take the time to do things properly rather than rush them.
2. 'Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.' Get your facts right first.
3. 'Closing the door after the horse has bolted.' Prevention is better than a cure.
4. 'Pot calling the kettle black.' Telling someone off for doing something wrong when you do the same yourself.
5. 'Practice what you preach.' Make sure that what you tell others to do what you would be prepared to do it as well.
Hope this helps. :o)
2007-02-14 20:08:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. "Those at the other end of the club see history differently." - Noam Chomsky
(What I think he is referring to is that in America...we (the masses) generally seem to think that everything our government does is right and fine (in America's best interest)..but those countries or people who are exploited or taken advantage of...have a completely different point of view of the same event.
(it doesn't only apply to America...it applies to the stronger vs. the weaker in a general sense.)
2. "When I give bread to the poor they call me a saint, when I ask why the poor have no bread they call me a communist." -? (Trotsky?)
What I think this means is that the "powers that be" in higher government/ positions of power will get involved to shut a person down...by discrediting them or slandering them....rather than be held accountable to use their power correctly. They aren't riled up if a person makes a small difference, but if a person threatens to change the fundamental nature/ functions of those in power...they react...and not in a kind way.
2007-02-18 00:49:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
QUOTE #1:
"IN THIS WORLD NOTHING CAN BE SAID TO BE CERTAIN BUT DEATH AND TAXES."
Meaning: Nothing is guaranteed in life, except these two certainties. Things and people change, so don't be disappointed.
QUOTE #2:
"NEVER LEAVE THAT TILL TOMORROW
WHICH YOU CAN DO TODAY."
Meaning: Don't procrastinate. Tomorrow may never come. Besides, if you can do it today, you are ahead of the game. Plus, you can get other things accomplished tomorrow.
2007-02-19 01:34:38 · answer #3 · answered by Dianne W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
" I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either."
A famous quote by Jack Benny
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity,
and I'm not sure about the former.
-Albert Einstein
... um they're pretty self explanitory
2007-02-18 22:11:36 · answer #4 · answered by GIR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a common myth among women that having a baby makes you maternal, that is as ridiculous as giving someone a guitar and saying you are a musician!
2007-02-16 19:25:47 · answer #5 · answered by squawinpants 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He who Dares wins, Strike while the iron is hot,Look before you leap, A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
2007-02-15 19:56:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
" the seeds i sow today, will be the harvest of tomorrow." translated: the things i do, there will always be a consequence of reward later in life.
" Right is right even is everyone is for it, and wrong is wrong even if everyone is for it."
translated: always do the right thing no matter what the others will think.
2007-02-15 10:16:17 · answer #7 · answered by Lolly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never put your eggs in one basket
Look after your halfpenny and the pounds will look after themselves
2007-02-15 03:58:35 · answer #8 · answered by bty937915 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't shoot the messenger and a needle in a haystack, they are both self explanitory.
2007-02-18 01:48:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋