"Extremes meet."
💬 Meaning
People or things that are polar opposites often share surprising similarities.
✏️ Usage Example
The radical revolutionary and the ultra-conservative actually agreed on several points; extremes meet.
Proverbs
"Experience is the father of wisdom."
💬 Meaning
True understanding and good judgment are gained through living through various situations.
✏️ Usage Example
After many failed businesses, he finally succeeded; experience is the father of wisdom.
"Example is better than precept."
💬 Meaning
It is more effective to show someone how to behave by your own actions than to simply tell them what to do.
✏️ Usage Example
The father stopped smoking to help his son quit, knowing that example is better than precept.
"Everything comes to him who waits."
💬 Meaning
Success and rewards will eventually come to those who are patient and persistent.
✏️ Usage Example
She spent years perfecting her craft before getting published; everything comes to him who waits.
"Every man has his price."
💬 Meaning
Everyone can be bribed or convinced to do something wrong if the reward is high enough.
✏️ Usage Example
The whistleblower eventually took the settlement; I guess every man has his price.
"Every bullet has its billet."
💬 Meaning
Fate or destiny determines the final outcome of events, especially life and death.
✏️ Usage Example
The soldier survived the battle against all odds, believing that every bullet has its billet.
"Even a cat may look at a king."
💬 Meaning
Everyone, no matter how humble, has certain basic rights or is allowed to observe important people.
✏️ Usage Example
I have every right to stand here and watch the parade; even a cat may look at a king.
"Enough is as good as a feast."
💬 Meaning
Having exactly what you need is just as satisfying as having an excess.
✏️ Usage Example
I don't need a second helping; enough is as good as a feast.
"Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals."
💬 Meaning
People often say what they truly think or feel when they are under the influence of alcohol.
✏️ Usage Example
He finally admitted he was jealous of me at the party; drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.
"Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs."
💬 Meaning
Do not try to give advice to someone who is much more experienced or knowledgeable than you are.
✏️ Usage Example
He tried to tell the veteran chef how to boil water; don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
"Don't make a mountain out of a molehill."
💬 Meaning
Do not treat a small or insignificant problem as if it were a major catastrophe.
✏️ Usage Example
You only lost five dollars; don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
"Do as you would be done by."
💬 Meaning
Treat others with the same kindness and respect that you would like to receive.
✏️ Usage Example
Always be polite to the waitstaff; do as you would be done by.