Meanings

It takes a village to raise a child.   It means that it takes your whole family to raise you. (Nicole)

Treat other people as you would like to be treated. That means when you treat other people badly, they might do the same way. (Nicole)

Make your own party.  If you are not having fun and you think other people are, make your own fun by yourself. (Alex)

There is no such thing as a free lunch.   The world owes you nothing.  You need to work for what you want to have. (Alex)

You can't judge a book by its cover.    If someone looks different than you on the outside, don't judge them until you know them. (Michael)

If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.   Only say nice things about people. (Michael)

It is better to ask forgiveness, than permission.     You can get more done by not asking. (Gabe)

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.     Do not count on things before they happen. (Gabe)

Don't put your eggs in one basket.     Don't count on one thing to always be the right thing.  Helps you learn good choices. (Brenna)

Spare the rod, spoil the child.     If you don't train a child right, they will be spoiled.  (Brenna)

Practice what you preach.     Do what you say: stick your mind to the right thing.  (Brenna)

Things are as hard as you want them to be.   This means the harder you think something is, the harder it will be.   (Chauncey)

You can't say you can't, until you try.   You don't know if you can't do something until you try.  (Chauncey)

A penny saved is a penny earned.     Saving money is as good as making money.  (Chauncey)

Patience is a virtue.     If you are patient, good things will come.  (Chauncey)

Knowledge is power.     Your intelligence is your strength.  (Ken)

Well begun is half done.     Once you start you are half done because a lot of people never even start so they won't even get a chance.  (Ken)

A watched pot never boils.     Be patient and it will be done when it is ready.  (Nick)

The grass is greener on the other side.     It always seems there are better things and you throw all you have away and it's not good any more.  (Nick)

Pride comes before the fall.     Don't get too excited before you do something, because you might mess up.  (Tanner)

The early bird catches the worm.      The best choices are given to the first one.  (Cara)

Fail to plan, plan to fail.      If you don't have a good plan you will go astray, get off track, and fail.  (Cara)

Don't be a fool, stay in school.       Education is important.  If you want to earn good money, you need a good job.  To get a good job you need a good education.  (Cara)

Dropping water can penetrate stone.       Just as water can carve out stone in many years, you must stick to what you are doing until you are done.  (Dan)

Once you have made a promise, it is your obligation to honor it.      When you promise something, you owe it to them.  You should always keep your promise.  (Dan)

A pin a day, a great year.      If you do a little of something that you barely notice a difference, in a year there will be a great change.  (Dan)

You can't put the cart before the horse.         Know what you're getting yourself into before you start.  (Jake)

Look in a mirror before you look out the window.         Judge yourself before you judge other people.  (Jake)

Honesty is the best policy.         It is always best to be honest.  (Jake)

Don't let grass grow under your feet.        Don't wait for something to happen, make something happen.  (Jake)

Treat people the way you want to be treated.          Even if someone is rude to you, you shouldn't be rude back.  (Samantha)

Well done is better than well said.        Doing something right is better than saying you will do it right.  (Olivia)

Waste not, want not.        Make use of things you already have instead of getting new things you do not need.  (Olivia)

This too shall pass.        Everything will be okay.  You shouldn't worry about things, just let it go.  (Jessica)

One day at a time.         Don't get anxious about things.  (Jessica)

Do unto others as you would want done to you.        Treat people nice because that is the way you would want to be treated.  (Jessica)

Don't worry about today, tomorrow has enough trouble of its own.         Don't worry today, your life isn't perfect.  (Jessica)

Look before you leap.         You need to be careful before you make a commitment to something.  (Amanda)

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.         Be happy with what you have, it is more than what you might get.  (Amanda)

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.         .  (Sloane)

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