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Unity is strength |
Unity brings strength to a team | |
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United we stand, divided we fall |
Unity bring strength to a team | |
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Virtue is its own reward |
You should not expect payment for doing things that you should do or for acting in a morally correct way | |
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Walls have ears, shoes have tongues |
Be careful what you say and who you speak to | |
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We never miss the water till the well is dry |
People do not notice or appreciate an advantage, strength until they suddenly etc lose it | |
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What goes around, comes around |
How you treat people is how you will eventually be treated | |
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What goes up must come down |
Things will return to their natural state eventually | |
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What is learnt in the cradle lasts to the tomb |
Everything you learn in life stays with you till you die | |
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What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander |
What is good for one person ought to be good enough for anyone else | |
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What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts |
The disadvantages you suffer in one area are equaled or cancelled by the advantages you win in others | |
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What you sow is what you reap |
You have to face the consequences of your actions | |
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When one sows the wind one reaps the whirlwind |
When you live too fast-paced or dangerous a life, be prepared for trouble or danger | |
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going |
Often, when things become difficult, people who seemed strong o who promised to help you leave you because they cannot take the pressure | |
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Wilful waste makes woeful want |
Do not waste anything thoughtlessly because you may need it later | |
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Winning isn't everything |
Success is not everything, what you learn in the process of becoming successful is more important | |
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You can't have things both ways |
You cannot avoid making a choice in some situations | |
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You can't make an omelette without breaking the eggs |
You have to sacrifice something in order to gain something else | |
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You can't please everyone |
You cannot make everyone happy at the same time -- someone is going to be unhappy with your actions | |
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You can't shoe a running horse |
If you want help, or if you are in trouble, you will need to stop and ask for help | |
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You could go a lot further and fare a lot worse |
You are better off now because things could have been worse for you | |
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You need to bait the hook to catch the fish |
You need to prepare the necessary materials or items before you can actually get something done | |
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You will never know till you have tried it |
You have to experience something yourself before you know what it is all about | |
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You win some, you lose some |
In life, you have to expect to win and lose | |
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Youth and age will never agree |
The young and the old do not always see eye to eye | |
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