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Interpreting Familiar Sayings

Interpret the advice and stance conveyed by familiar sayings, then justify accepting, qualifying or challenging their application.

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Old love doesn't rust (true affection endures).
The gnome moves along too (you can't escape your problems by relocating).
You should stop while the going is good (quit while you're ahead).
You're never too old to learn.
He who won't listen must feel (must learn the hard way).
Love is blind.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Every bird sings with its own beak (everyone does things in their own way).
Help yourself, and God will help you (God helps those who help themselves).
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Every cloud has a silver lining (something good can come from a bad situation).
Don't take your sorrows in advance (don't borrow trouble).
He who saves for the night saves for the cat (excessive hoarding is wasted).
You can't please everyone.
You must set your spending by your income (cut your coat according to your cloth).
Away is good, but home is best (there's no place like home).
You must plow with the oxen you have (make do with what you've got).
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Everyone knows best where the shoe pinches (only you know your own troubles).
The way you address others shapes how they respond.
Everything in moderation.
Patience is a virtue.
Haste makes waste.
Don't be more Catholic than the Pope (don't be more zealous than necessary).
Big fish eat little fish (the powerful prey on the weak).
Don't set the fox to guard the geese.
One must know one's hour of opportunity (seize the moment while you can).
Don't cast pearls before swine.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
You reap what you sow.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Time and tide wait for no man.
He who hesitates is lost.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Power corrupts.
The best-laid plans often go awry.
Once is no habit.
Easier said than done.
It will not fall into your lap.
Do not jump to conclusions on half a story.
Don't celebrate before the outcome is certain.
Ask and you shall be answered.
What you do not know cannot hurt you.
That is easier said than done.
Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.