Adages and proverbs

Prevention is

She could raise her kids even though she was all by herself because she was determined. From her we know, ______.

• work while you work; play while you play

• time and tide wait for no man

• strike while the iron is hot

• where there is a will, there is a way

Never justify when you are not right.

• An empty vessel makes noise.

• Two wrongs don't make right.

• Time and tide wait for no one.

A person who takes action sooner rather than later will benefit from doing so.

• The early bird catches the worm

• Two heads are better than one

Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.

• Babies need to take a bath.

• Keep the dirty water.

• Do not throw away something valuable in your eagerness to get rid of some useless thing associated with it.

• You need to keep your baby.

"Better safe than sorry" means

• it's better to be safe than to apologize.
• it's better to make a safe choice than to make a risky choice you will regret later. 
• you should apologize after making a bad choice.
• you shouldn't regret making your choice. 

You judge others on their character, but yourself on the situation.

• The Halo Effect

• In-Group Bias

• Reactance

• Fundamental Attribution Error

Who would most likely be a chip off the old block?

• a student who loves her English teacher

• a niece who looks like her aunt

• a baby who cries nonstop

• a son who is shy like his mom

________________ while it is hot.

• heat the iron

• make the iron

• strike the iron

Beggars can't be choosers means

• If you're asking for a favor from someone else, you have to take whatever they give you.
• If you try to help someone, but they don't take your advice or others, give up.  You can't force someone to accept help.
• People like to spend time with others who are similar to them.
• Trying to convince people wit ideas and words is more effective than trying to force people to do what you want.