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美国人挂在嘴边的200句子-其文化和价值观-完整版[8 of 10]
141 . People are people
Their human nature is predictable. They respond to stimulus and incentives.
142 . Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer
A man without enemy is a man without quality. Think not? Even Jesus Christ had many, many enemies.
143 . Better late than never
Though being on time is better than being late, doing something late is better than giving up or doing nothing.
144 . Punish one, teach a hundred
People problems sometimes must be dealt with harshly. When you make an example of someone, make sure that everyone knows what the lesson is.
145 . Attitude is everything
A pessimist sees a glass half-empty, An optimist sees it half-full.
146 . Like father, like son
A son will be like his father. This may be quoted whenever the son has done something that reminds people of the father. Whether it is good or bad.
147 . When the cat's away the mice will play
People will take advantage of a situation if they can. Employees will get lazy if the supervisor is not keeping an eye on them. A teenage son or daughter might hold a wild party at home during a weekend when the parents have gone out of town.
148 . Praise when praise is due (sometimes even when it isn't)
Do not criticise beyond necessity and seldom in public. And always precede criticism with a few words of praise.
149 . Turnabout is fair play
If a person is taking advantage of someone else, the situation may change. The one on top may end up on the bottom. Then the one who has turned the tables will say, "I am only doing to you what you did to me.
150 . Here today, gone tomorrow
Things may change quickly. This is said as a criticism of a person who changes quickly for no good reason. It may also be said of a thing or situation which does not last. Change is not good when it indicates unreliability.
151 . Will wonders never cease?
Said when someone has done something untypical of him or her and much better than was expected. It may also be used of a technological breakthrough.
152 . Do not stand out, fit in
Make no long-term, close friendships with any colleague., but be cordial to all.
153 . There is no morality in struggles for power
In struggles for power, your judgements should be based entirely on self-interest and finding as direct and economical a route to your goal as possible.
154 . Natural law is blind
Just like water, cleaness and refreshes without any distinction, and without any judgement either.
155 . The more things change, the more they stay the same
Said when an apparent change is only superficial.
156 . Happiness is a choice and misery is optional
The way we choose to see the world creates the world we see.
157 . The leopard cannot change his spots
Some people are not willing or able to change their chartacter. This is said when a notoriously bad person tries to change but fails into the same mistake all over again.
158 . Man proposes, God disposes
Human beings make their plans but God determines whether they succeed or not.
159 . A live dog is better than a dead lion
It may be better to run away like a scared dog with its tail between its legs than to stand and fight to the death like a courageous lion.
160 . It's a woman's prerogative to change her mind
Since women are often considered more emotional and less logical than men, and since emotions are more changeable than reasons, women are allowed to change their minds |
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