78---------Too many cooks spoil the broth

Individual action or action by the smallest group possible is better than consulting

a lot of people. Too much consultation will waste time and create problems.

哈哈，这个是秋花飞搞论坛活动的一贯作风。。。。。。应该是他的格言

79---------Stand on your own two feet

Grow up; act like an adult. Don't ask me to do something for you. This may be said to a

young or immature person who depends too much on others. It is like a cow kicking a grown

calf that wants to suckle.

80-------If you want something done right, do it yourself

This discourages people from trusting anyone except themselves.

It maybe said to someone who ask another person to do a job for

him/her and then complains about it was done.

81-------Necessity is the mother of invention 需要是发明之母

When a person really needs something, he or she figures out some new way to get it.

This creative initiative to change one's situation is considered much better than giving

up and accepting things as they are.

82--------First come, first served

This saying is used when there is a limited supply of something such as tickets to an

event or food at a picnic. The idea is that no matter what your status, if you want some

of what is being given away or sold, you must present yourself in person and in good time.

先到先得，捷足先登

83---------No pain no gain

one must put forth an effort in order to succeed.

This saying comes from physical fitness instructors. They say that if you do not exercise

hard enough to make your muscles hurt, the exercise is not doing you much good.

84--------Give him an inch and he'll take a mile

Be careful of presumptuous people who take more initiative than they should.

If you do someone a small favor or delegate a little permission or a little power,

he or she may take advantage of you.

85--------If it ain't broke, don't fix it

Do not bother trying to improve something if it is already working satisfactorily.

That is a waste of time and you run the risk of breaking the thing while you are trying

to improve it.

85--------There is no harm in trying

A person expects to be respected for making an effort even if it does not succeed.

87--------The cure is worse than the disease

While trying to solve one problem, we create an even bigger problem.

We would have been better off if we had done nothing

89---------All things come to him who waits

Sometimes patience is better than initiative

88--------Count to ten before you lose your temper

Do not instantly let your feelings control your actions. Slow down.

Think before you react.

90---------There is many a slip between the cup and the lip

This refers to a plan that has gone wrong. When one is drinking from a cup,

one intends to get all the drink into the mouth, but this does not always happen.

The plan is good but it can still fail.

杯到嘴边还会失手。凡事都难以十拿九稳。

91---------Boys will be boys

People will act according to their nature, including some mischief.

This is sometimes used to describe irresponsible but not too seriously wrong

behavior by men. In other words, grown men will sometimes act like little boys.

-------One bad apple can spoil the whole barrel

Do not associate with bad people. They may spoil you as a rotting apple

spoils the apples next to it in the barrel.

93---------Better the devil you know than the devil you don't

People are generally not trustworthy. It is therefore better to deal with a familiar

person or situation than an unknown one. That way you know what to watch out

for and you can protect yourself better.

94----------Nobody is perfect

Everyone has shortcomings. This is used as an excuse for a minor

Mistake that has been made.

95-----------The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

People are never satisfied with what they have.

They always want what someone else has.

96---------A man is only as old as he feels

A person's energy level is more important than age.

97----------A man's home is his castle

At home a man is like a king, completely free to do as he wishes.