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Proverbs
A proverb is a short fluent saying that is used to express a specific situation based on the cumulative experience of the nations. Ask about famous proverbs, their meanings and origins here.
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What is the meaning of No one tests the depth of a river with both feet?
This folk homily refers to the fact that most humans, in their need to protect themselves from harm, do not commit to a situation until they are relatively certain that no harm will come to them.
Example:
When a person arrives at a river bank, they rarely jump in with both feet before establishing the depth of the water. They would, at most, put in one foot at first. If they cannot touch the bottom, the water may be too deep to cross.
The same with any other unknown situation: Test first from a safe point, then commit fully after being fairly sure of the consequences.
What is the second half of this proverb If you cant stand the heat?
If you cant stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!
What does the Chinese proverb 'Don't open a shop unless you like to smile' mean?
It means treat people how u want to be treated or do un to others as they do un to you
How does LSD effect your personality?
Impossible to say. It really depends on too many variables to give any kind of definitive answer, and I'd say anyone who tries is being dangerously naive. In some instances, it doesn't cause any changes, and in others people go clinically insane (albiet very rarely).
Hallucinogens in general affect everyone differently, and the effects can be everything from euphoric to nightmarish. A good rule of thumb is to be extra careful if there are any mental health issues, either in the individual concerned or in their family (as some do not always surface until later in life), and to use these substances only in a safe environment.
I must however make it clear I am in NO WAY recommending the use of these types of drugs, but neither am I condemning their use. My personal experience has led me to feel that the best approach possible is to be as fully-informed as possible (and NOT via urban myth) before making any kind of decision on whether or not to take them. There are numerous websites containing factual information and users experiences on these drugs, I rate Erowid as being a fairly accurate source of information.
What does the proverb when the house is burnt down you bring water mean?
'Closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.' Is another with the same meaning. Man collectively acts only after a disaster and rarely before to prevenyt it happening. also 'Too little, too late.'
What does the proverb the more you get the more you want mean?
It means people are greedy - they set out for a goal - when it is reached they are not satisfied and strive for even more.
What are the examples of provebs expressing general attitude?
examples of proverbs experssing general attitude
Explain the proverb 'a little wisdom is better than a lot of wealth?
You need to work on the premise 'Money can't buy you brains'.
Which proverbs can go in the sentence your faults are similar to mine?
That reminds me of the cliche "Pot calling the kettle black".
What does this proverb mean A good husband is healthy and absent?
I have heard it attributed to director Kurosawa's wife Yoko Yaguchi.
The hunter does not rub himself in oil and lie by fire to sleep?
the hunter does indeed rub himself in oil but not to lie next to the fire but to be all slipery when his gay cowboy partner returns from hunting wild pig.
Answer
When a rich person is rich, they know what they are spending and the way money can go away fast by spending it. When a rich person becomes poor, the rich person who just became poor is RICH IN KNOWLEDGE. Not money. So with that knowledge they can become rich once again. But suppose you give money to a poor person. Will they wisely spend it? No. They will waste it on the first thing that they see. So, when the poor person turns rich, he isn't ready and does not know how to spend the money wisely and then that money will be wasted and they will become poor once again. So to summarize this whole long paragraph I mean that the saying the rich person is richer when he becomes poor than when a poor person when he becomes rich means that the rich is richer in knowledge when he is poor. And that knowledge can get that rich person who became poor become rich once again. But if the poor person is rich, then they will waste all their money and become poor again because they do not have the knowledge on how to spend the money and stay rich.
Answer
A rich person who becomes poor learns many life lessons (becomes rich in knowledge) from that situation. A poor person who becomes rich, doesn't learn much about life in the process (remains poor in knowledge).
It's not a very good saying because it's not necessarily true. Most poor people who become rich, work very hard to accomplish it and learn a lot along the way. Many people who are rich are very knowledgeable about life; being rich does not equal ignorance.
What does the proverb Be always ashamed to catch thyself idle mean?
if you're not doing sth, you cnat achieve sth
'' We don't value life until we're about to lose it . ''
