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- try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
- rob Peter to pay Paul
- No discord, no concord.
- not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
- "worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
- Two heads are better than one.
- Every potter praises his own pot. Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in their possessions or their family members Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant, but I would rather hear it from his teacher’s own mouth. Every potter praises his own pot
- What are the odds so long as you are happy. Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person is happy. Example: you complain so much, but you have a good family, parents, health, and money. What’s the odd so long as you’re happy.
- What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts. Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you have bad luck on one day you have good on another; if one venture results in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed. Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything; if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts.
- Anger and haste hinder good counsel. Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in a hurry. Example: you should calm down before you decide the next move. Anger and haste hinder good counsel.