Proverbs

 

Match the proverb with its explanation

Absence makes the heart grow fonder  ...                               

Actions speak louder than words  ...                                   

Appearances are deceptive ....

Beauty is only skin deep.

Our feeling for those we love increases when we are apart from them.

What people do reveals more than what they say.

 

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Art is long, life is short ...

Beggars cannot be choosers ...

Once bitten twice shy

Experience is often the best teacher.

There is so many skills to acquire that a lifetime is not long enough.

A person in need should be grateful for what he has received.

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There is none so blind as those who will not see

Don't cross the bridge until you come to it.

Let bygones be bygones

Don't deal with anticipated problems until they become realities.

It is pointless reasoning with someone who will not listen to sense.

Life is too short to worry about past disagreements

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Charity begins at home

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 

The child is the father of the man

The child's character gives insight into the type of adult he will become.

Don't be overconfident

Look after your own interests first.

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