Sayings

Handout for Wednesday Oct. 14, 2009.   We discussed the meaning of these sayings in class. Any questions please ask!

	Meaning
When the cat’s away, the mice will play.	When the boss is gone, the workers will fool around.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. (Benjamin Franklin)	Getting up early makes you productive.
If life hands you lemons, make lemonade.	Try to make the best of a bad situation.
Haste makes waste. (Franklin)	If you do things too quickly, you will make mistakes.
He who hesitates is lost.	Take an opportunity when you see it. (See next saying.)
The early bird catches the worm,…but the second mouse gets the cheese!	Be quick to take an opportunity–but be careful too! (The first mouse died in the mousetrap.)
You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. (Lenin)	Suffering for some is a price to pay for a great cause.
In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes. (Franklin)	No escape from taxes!
Guests, like fish, begin to stink after three days. (Franklin)	Don’t overstay your welcome.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.	Don’t risk everything on one idea.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	What you have now is worth more than what you might have.
Don’t cry over spilt milk.	Don’t think too much about past mistakes.
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.	Accept a gift without criticism.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.	Be careful when you want to improve something that is already working.
A leopard cannot change its spots.	People (or animals) cannot change their nature.
Money is the root of all evil.	Greed is one of the seven deadly sins.
No news is good news.	Usually, news is bad!
No pain, no gain.	You must suffer to improve.

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Yogi Berra

Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.

You can observe a lot by just watching.

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.

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