"A soft answer turneth away wrath."
💬 Meaning
Responding to anger with kindness or calmness can pacify an opponent.
✏️ Usage Example
Instead of shouting back, she spoke gently, knowing that a soft answer turneth away wrath.
Proverbs
"Ask no questions and hear no lies."
💬 Meaning
If you do not ask about something, you will not be told any falsehoods regarding it.
✏️ Usage Example
I decided not to ask where he got the money; ask no questions and hear no lies.
"Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king."
💬 Meaning
A person with limited ability is superior to those who have none at all.
✏️ Usage Example
In a room full of people who knew nothing about coding, Mark was considered a genius; among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
"A miss is as good as a mile."
💬 Meaning
Failure is failure, regardless of how close one came to succeeding.
✏️ Usage Example
I only missed the target by an inch, but a miss is as good as a mile.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
💬 Meaning
It is easier and more effective to stop a problem from happening than to repair the damage after it has occurred.
✏️ Usage Example
Wearing a helmet might be uncomfortable, but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
"A stitch in time saves nine."
💬 Meaning
Promptly addressing a small problem prevents it from becoming a much larger issue later.
✏️ Usage Example
I should fix that loose tile now; after all, a stitch in time saves nine.
"A place for everything and everything in its place."
💬 Meaning
Things should be organized and returned to their proper storage locations to maintain order.
✏️ Usage Example
The workshop was perfectly organized because the master insisted on a place for everything and everything in its place.
"You can't get blood out of a stone."
💬 Meaning
You cannot get something (like money or help) from a person who does not have it or is unwilling to provide it.
✏️ Usage Example
The company is bankrupt, so suing them for damages is useless; you can't get blood out of a stone.
"Well begun is half done."
💬 Meaning
Starting a task or project correctly and with a good plan makes the rest of the work much easier to finish.
✏️ Usage Example
We spent a lot of time on the initial design, believing that well begun is half done.
"There is no time like the present."
💬 Meaning
If you need to do something, you should do it now rather than waiting for a better time in the future.
✏️ Usage Example
I was going to wait until next week to start my diet, but there is no time like the present.
"The end justifies the means."
💬 Meaning
A good result is so important that any method, even a morally questionable one, used to achieve it is acceptable.
✏️ Usage Example
He lied to get the evidence, arguing that the end justifies the means if it catches the criminal.
"Practice what you preach."
💬 Meaning
You should behave in the same way that you tell other people they should behave.
✏️ Usage Example
If you tell everyone to be on time, you should practice what you preach and show up early yourself.