Pay attention to your own work and area and quit trying to tell others how to do things.
Well, that's good advice, but I think it means to learn how to do things for yourself, and how to judge things for yourself, instead of expecting others to do for you, or taking someone's word for something. Learning to be self-sufficient means you'll be ok if you should ever find yourself on your own.
To paddle one's own canoe means to be self-sufficient and to do things for oneself.
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The paddle was bitten by a great white shark!!!
Yes, the noun 'canoe' is a common noun, a general word for a type of hand propelled boat; a word for any canoe of any kind.
Well, an ancient being from centuries ago hit a ping pong ball with his or her paddle. When the ball hit the paddle it made a 'ping' sound. The ball rebounded of the paddle and hit the table, making a 'pong' sound. Ping pong was then born.
Up a creek without a paddle means you are in deep trouble and there is nothing you can do about it. Your situation is quite hopeless, in other words. The image in this idiom is of a boat adrift in a river, with no paddles (oars) to steer with. It doesn't mean things are hopeless. It's just going to take more effort/time to get back home. If you ever find yourself up the creek be thankful you're not in a pickle
Paddle Your Own Canoe - 1950 was released on: USA: 21 October 1950
If you paddle your own canoe, you did the work yourself instead of depending on someone else. This phrase means that they supported themselves.
you paddle with it on a canoe!!
The cast of Paddle Your Own Canoe - 1950 includes: Art Gilmore as Narrator Carl Laurier as himself
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You get the word canoe.
The quote "Love many, trust few, learn to paddle your own canoe" is attributed to American author and poet Edward J. Stieglitz. It is a reminder to prioritize self-reliance and independence while being cautious in forming close relationships.
Some points to consider when choosing a canoe paddle include the grip and material the paddle is made of. Another point to consider the is the length of the paddle.
This saying is misquoted, try:Know many, trust few, learn to paddle your own canoe.It comes from 2 poems dated 1850's as follows:Paddle your own Canoe - anonymous, printed in the Wisconsin newspaper The Crawford County Courier, 1852:My father die, God rest his soul, When years I numbered two,And left me 'midst this world alone,To paddle my own canoe. A step-grand-daddy, now no more,Taught me my P's and Q.And ever in my ears he dinned,You'll paddle your own canoe. My home was no Elysian spotOf bright and sunny hue,And therefore I the sooner left,To paddle my own canoe. And through the world I roamed at large,O'er land and ocean blue;And though the struggle oft was hard,I paddled my own canoe. For thus I argued, man to man,Is often,times untrue;Then while with health and strength you're blestJust paddle your own canoe. As partners in the strife for gain,Self-interest will pursue;And leave you with your debts, perhaps,To paddle your own canoe. And then no sympathy you'll findFrom friends who once were true;They knew you lost when first you ceasedTo paddle your own canoe. But I one cherished object soughtAnd ever kept in view;A friend of pure unsullied heart,'To paddle my own canoe. A friend she is in word and deed-Her interest mine is too;The twain are one - I still may say,I paddle my own canoe.- Paddle Your Own Canoe - Sarah Bolton, 1851Voyager upon life's sea, To yourself be true,And whatever your lot may be,Paddle your own canoe.Never, though the winds may rave,Falter or look back;But upon the darkest waveLeave a shining track.Paddle your own canoe. Nobly dare the wildest storm,Stem the hardest gale,Brave of heart and strong of armYou will never fail.When the world is cold and dark,Keep your aim in view;And toward the beacon work,Paddle your own canoe. ... ..Would you crush the giant wrong,In the world's free fight?With a spirit brave and strong,Battle for the right.And to break the chains that bindThe many to the fewTo enfranchise slavish mind,-Paddle your own canoe. Nothing great is lightly won,Nothing won is lost,Every good deed, nobly done,Will repay the cost.Leave to Heaven, in humble trust,All you will to do:But if succeed, you mustPaddle your own canoe. Meaning Act independently and decide your own fate. Origin The figurative meaning of 'padding one's own canoe' began to be used in the early 19th century. This was what was in mind of the author of The Selangor Journal: Jottings Past and Present, 1807, when reporting the lack of community spirit amongst the coffee planters in Malaysia: If the planters would unite and use their united influence they could start a bank to advance money to deserving young planters... but they won't do it. They let each poor fellow paddle his own canoe, and if he capsizes and stretches out his hand in despair for someone to save him... they won't do it.
He gave us lessons on how to paddle a canoe.
An oar or a paddle
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