An example I forgot to mention in class: did anyone see Children of Men, the Clive Owen film? Dis anyone stay through the closing credits? Did anyone listen to the lyrics of the closing song? Jarvis Cocker (ex of Pulp) has this awesome song called "Running the World." He includes two proverbial expressions, each of which contradicts the other (like "he who hesitiates" / "look before you leap"). Can you spot it?
Well did you hear, there’s a natural order.
Those most deserving will end up with the most.
That the cream cannot help but always rise up to the top,
Well I say: Shit floats.
One piece of proverbial wisdom is "fall down nine rimes, get up ten". This means that no matter how many times you fail at something, you should keep trying until you succeed. One can abide by this by always trying their hardest and never giving up no matter how hopeless the odds seem to be.
I have to admit I chose this particular piece of wisdom because it relates to much of my life. Life at sea (as a seamen and pirate) is also my thesis topic this year so it has a little extra meaning for me.
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
I believe this if from an old english proverb and it pertains to life lessons. If your life is smooth and devoid of errors [ smooth sea] you will never learn[ you never become that skilled mariner]. A sailor does not learn his trade by sailing on calm seas. His job is one of apprenticeship, which means he will learn to do his trade by doing the work. Therefore the sailor must experience the turmoil of the sea in order to successfully learn how to do his job; just like people need to make mistakes to help them learn. Our lives would be lacking substance if we did not hit a few rough waves along the way.
I abide by this piece of wisdom by remembering that life can be good but the good doesn't happen over night. Life, like everything worth while, takes time and practice. and when life hits me with one of those rough waves i'm comforted to know I am a strong swimmer.
For the weekly question, we are suppose to identify a piece of proverbial wisdom that is common do people in general. The statement that I chose is one that I am very familiar with and it has to do with most commonly sports. The statement in which I imply is “To the victor goes the spoils.”
This quote simply means if you are victorious at one thing or another, you will be rewarded in some way. This could mean in a certain competition, or even your own personal goals that could lead you to something good. Spoils means a lot of riches and according to this quote, you can get these riches if you accomplish something great.
I would refer to this quote as all the times I play sports in the past and present. This quote is meaningful every time I play basketball, soccer or tennis. Every time I win something, I shall be recognized and rewarded. This goes for everyone in general who has one a championship or something individually. This quote can be used also as a motivational tool to strive to win something.
“Look before you leap”
This proverb teaches you to think of the consequences before you act. This is useful to me because I feel it is always important to think before I act so that I do the right thing and it is not something I will regret. Also to think before I speak so I can be understood properly. This is also important to consider when making decisions in that you should weigh all of your options before making the final decision.
There are a number of pieces of proverbial wisdom that seem to dominate the business world chief among them seems to be:
“It’s a dog eat dog world.” This usually means that the world is ruthlessly competitive and you have to look out for your own interests. In my experience, this particularly applies to the consulting field, in which large consulting firms bid for contracts (usually government) that are worth millions of dollars—each firm is selling essentially the same commodity, people—their skills and services.
It serves as a warning to consultants not to trust each other when it comes to sharing information. It creates an ‘us’ and ‘them’ mentality that polarizes groups of workers, making people distrustful of each other.
The piece of proverbial wisdom that I would like to express is "Its all part of life's rich pagent". Besides being the namesake of one of my favorite albums, it signifies the 'going on' of our existence. In essence you take the good with the bad. Somethings may be going good for you, others not so much but it is all part of life. I think that it is a good lesson to live your life by. Life isn't always the best but you have to deal with it.
"When a door closes, a window opens. This means if 1 opportunity ends or doesn't work out, another opportunity becomes available. Example: Julia Roberts thought it was the end of the world for leaving the convent, but really it was the best thing that ever happened to her, in The movie " The Sound Of Music".
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." --Chinese Proverb
This quote is apparently from the Chinese proverb, but it's something my mother has always told me, especially when I complained of doing chores. In the context in which it was told to me, it meant that my mother could continue to do these chores for me, but if I learned to do them for myself I'd be much better off. So even though I would rather be lazy most of the time and have my mother or someone else pick up after me, I try to do and learn different things for myself in hopes that it will pay off in the future.
A piece of proverbial which I think we all try to live by is the Japanese proverb "Fall seven times, stand up eight". This means that you have to try again after a failed attempt and to never back down. It includes standing up for what you believe in. Personally, I try to follow it by simply keep on keepin' on. If I try something and fail then I merely dust myself off, get in the right mindset and make another attempt. If you just try something once, you aren't really trying at all.
An example of a piece of proverbial wisdom would be " Live and Learn". This proverb is just describing how the only way to learn from your mistakes is by making them and learning for future so that you will not make the same mistakes twice. This is a proverb that I usually follow. I think that it is so true what the only way to live is by making mistakes and learning from those mistakes!!
That is a interesting topic. I heard lots of proverb in English. I think proverbs are a sapiential representative. For example “a burnt child dreads the fire.” there is the same mean in Chinese. It is the “someone was bit by snake, someone dreads the rope.”
If you do not study hard when young you'll end up bewailing your failures as you grow up.
If a son is uneducated, his dad is to blame.
If you have never done anything evil, you should not be worrying about devils to knock at your door.
Kill one to warn a hundred.
Lift a stone only to drop on your own feet.
No wind, no waves.
Those are some of the proverbs in China
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
It is mean: a candle is burning itself and bringing the lights to us until it burned itself out. It tells us one important thing that is a self-devotion spirit. In our life, there have many people who are dedicating themselves to their work like teachers. As a teacher, he is spending a lot of time on teaching his students and giving the knowledge and experience for us.
I remember when I was younger my grandmother would use different sayings to teach us about the ‘important’ qualities of life. I remember hearing one in particular more than once. It wasn’t until I was a bit older that I learned that most of what she used to teach us was old proverbs. The one I remember most is an old Irish proverb, “If you dig a grave for others, you might fall into it yourself.” When I was younger this proverb used to creep me out a little. So to make it a little less creepy I always thought of it instead as, don’t do something for others unless you’re prepared of the consequences of your actions. Because this is what I thought when hearing this proverb, this is also what I would use to describe what it means. I always try and think of what my actions may lead to before I do something but I have found that time doesn’t always allow for that. So no I can’t say I always abide by it, though I do try to.
“Everyone wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die”
This means that people want good things to happen to them, but they don’t want to do the work to get there. If you want to go to heaven, the sacrifice is you will have to die. However, not all people are looking forward to death. For instance, if I wanted to lose 20 lbs; I would have to exercise and do the work to help me lose the weight. Yet no one wants to exercise to lose the weight, they just want it gone. I avail myself of this because it gives you a reality check on how things really are. I believe this statement is true. It kind of makes me think twice on how you have to put the effort into something if you really want it to happen.
“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your gonna get”- Forrest Gump. This basically means that during life you never know whats going to happen, you have an idea what to expect, but everything is random so you never fully know. This proverb never made sense to me for years, probably because I was like 10 when I first saw the movie. I thought of this proverb, proabably because its so well known, but its actually really relevant to everyone’s life. You never know how things are going to turn out or even what’s going to happen next.
“Let sleeping dogs lie” and “the chickens always come home to roost” are two proverbs that come to mind. In the first example, people generally know what happens when you disturb the dog, the proverb suggests you should just leave well enough alone.
My personal experience with this plays out at least once a week. Hoontitten torments my husky Misty, she rubs up against her, tickles her nose and ears with her whiskers, walks on her, is just generally insulting to the dog. This is fine with Misty, unless Titten decides to do this while Misty is sleeping, then look out. She wakes up and the war is on, she snarls and tries to grab the cat, the cat then promptly boxes Misty’s nose and order is quickly restored. But it is a different dog that wakes up and goes after the cat, and Titten is lucky Misty is good natured otherwise it would end very badly for the cat.
Personally, I just leave well enough alone.
The second example, any time I heard it meant that you had been doing something to someone, talking about someone and now that has happened to you. Like chickens, who are very reliable in coming home to roost every night. You can be assured that if you are talking behind people’s backs or using them for something, that it will happen to you before you know it.
Do onto others, as they would do onto you
In other words if you want to be treated a certain way treat your friends and/or family that way so they will treat you the same way back. I along with pretty much everyone in the world use this every day. In an easy example if you want to be respected by someone you must respect them.
“Don’t count your chicken’s before they hatch”
I’m sure you’ve only heard this one about 1000 times, but in other words this piece of proverbial wisdom means don’t count on something that you don’t really have yet. For example, you are applying for a new job that you think you have a really good chance at getting. You pass in your resume the boss smiles at you and immediately you start planning on what you can spend your first pay check on then your second and maybe third. ( This is when you should be smart and think wait I have no money and I’m still walking on eggshells waiting to see if I got the job or not.) But of course some people jump ahead of themselves and apply for a credit card assuming they will get the job, get paid and be able to pay their debt after maxing out their credit card. This proverb referring to counting chickens before they hatch is the same idea. Assuming you have 12 eggs , some people take it for granted they will have 12 chickens who will make more eggs and make them money. In some cases things may turn out good but what if some of the eggs are bad? What if you don’t get the job? ...could lead you to some problems. This proverbial lesson could definitely relate too a lot of people , unfortunately myself sometimes.
“Oh my oh my” I shall certainly ponder this weeks question for a brief moment…. Hmmm… Okay the answer to this weeks question for me is “Practice makes perfect” yes this is a general one and well I must say wow… it took me a while to think which would be the best because there are so many to choose from!! “Practice makes perfect” means that if you do something over and over you will gradually get better. An example could be winning a game. You are eventually going to win if you practice of ways to get better and better each time. Another idea is doing a trick on someone the more you practice the better you will get in addition to the harder it will be for your opponent to figure out! So just remember…. Practice and you will be perfect!!!!!!!!
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is an expression used by many people. Easting and apple a day will not necessarily keep the doctor away but eating healthy keeps the doctor away. It means that I you are to eat healthy you will not have to see the doctor as often. Eating healthy results in a healthier living that results in fewer visitations to the doctors.
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