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English Proverbs : Proverb to Meaning IV


Given the MEANING, identify the PROVERB

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1.

Just a single bad person can have a negative influence on all others.

  One rotten apple spoils the rest.

  Nothing succeeds like success.

  Rome was not built in a day.

  No gain without pain.

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2.

The written word has more power to cause change than physical force.

  Ninety per cent of inspiration is perspiration.

  The pen is mightier than the sword.

  Paddle your own canoe.

  The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

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3.

Along with brilliance goes a lot of hard work.

  Ninety per cent of inspiration is perspiration.

  Out of sight out of mind.

  One swallow does not make a summer.

  Nothing succeeds like success.

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4.

An unpleasant experience is not forgotten and teaches caution.

  Practice makes perfect.

  Once bitten, twice shy.

  The tailor makes the man.

  A stitch in time saves nine.

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5.

If an opportunity is missed, there will be plenty more.

  Still waters run deep.

  Nothing succeeds like success.

  There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.

  One must draw the line somewhere.

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6.

What works positively for one person may be harmful to another.

  The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

  One man's meat is another man's poison.

  Practice makes perfect.

  There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.

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7.

A quiet person can have much knowledge or ability, and should not be underestimated.

  Practise what you preach.

  One good turn deserves another.

  Still waters run deep.

  The pen is mightier than the sword.

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