A person expects to be respected for making an effort even if it does not succeed.


87-----The cure is worse than the disease

While trying to solve one problem, we create an even bigger problem. We would have been better off if we had done nothing.


88-----Count to ten before you lose your temper

Do not instantly let your feelings control your actions. Slow down. Think before you react.


89-----All things come to him who waits

Sometimes patience is better than initiative.


90-----There is many a slip between the cup and the lip

This refers to a plan that has gone wrong. When one is drinking from a cup, one intends to get all the drink into the mouth, but this does not always happen. The plan is good but it can still fail.


91-----Boys will be boys

People will act according to their nature, including some mischief. This is sometimes used to describe irresponsible but not too seriously wrong behavior by men. In other words, grown men will sometimes act like little boys.


92------One bad apple can spoil the whole barrel

Do not associate with bad people. They may spoil you as a rotting apple spoils the apples next to it in the barrel.


93-----Better the devil you know than the devil you don't

People are generally not trustworthy. It is therefore better to deal with a familiar person or situation than an unknown one. That way you know what to watch out for and you can protect yourself better.

94-----Nobody is perfect

Everyone has shortcomings. This is used as an excuse for a minor Mistake that has been made.


95------The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

People are never satisfied with what they have. They always want what someone else has.


96-----A man is only as old as he feels

A person's energy level is more important than age.


97-----A man's home is his castle

At home a man is like a king, completely free to do as he wishes.


98-----Clothes make the man

The way a man dresses will affect the way he sees himself and the way other people see him. The implication is that if you want to succeed, dress for success.


99-----Two heads are better than one

Two people are more likely to succeed than one working or thinking alone. It is better to consult than to act alone.


100-----Beauty is only skin deep

One should admire a person, particularly a woman, for her deep, inner character and not simply for her superficial beauty.liuxuepaper.com