Proverbs

English Proverbs (Letter S)

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Proverb: Safe bind, safe find .
English Meaning: To be forewarned is to be forearmed

Proverb: Scatter with one hand, gather with two.
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Proverb: Seeing is believing.
English Meaning: It is hard to believe something you have not seen.

Proverb: Self help is the best help .
English Meaning: Depend on yourself.

Proverb: Self preservation is the first law of nature .
English Meaning: Every living thing must fight to survive; It is natural to think of yourself first.

Proverb: Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
English Meaning: Every living thing must fight to survive; It is natural to think of yourself first

Proverb: Show the thumb in derision.
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Proverb: Silence gives consent.
English Meaning: If nothing is said against a suggestion it may be considered to be accepted.

Proverb: Six of the one and half-a-dozen of the other.
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Proverb: Slow and steady wins the race .
English Meaning: Perseverance begets success.

Proverb: Slow to work but quick to eat.
English Meaning: A glutton is often very slack

Proverb: Small seeds, great harvests.
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Proverb: Something is better than nothing.
English Meaning: Half a loaf is better than no bread.

Proverb: Soon ripe, soon rotten .
English Meaning: Early ripe, early rotten.

Proverb: Spare the rod and spoil the child .
English Meaning: Children are better disciplined when they are afraid of bodily punishment.

Proverb: Strike the iron while it is hot.
English Meaning: Make hay while the sun shines.

Proverb: Sweet are the uses of adversity.
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Proverb: Sweet’s the wine, but sour’s the payment.
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