Sentences That American Says - 1

01-----You can't argue with success (***) 
Though you may tell someone they are doing something in a wrong way, you have to stop criticizing them if their method works.

02-----If you can't beat them, join them (***) 
If you cannot compete successfully with a person or a group, stop competing and go join them. Then you can share in their success.

03-----One thing at a time (**) 
Concentration leads to success. The person who tires to do too many things at once may fail at all of them.

04-----We'll cross that bridge when we come to it (**) 
We will not discuss or worry about a future problem. If and when the problem becomes urgent, we will deal with it.

05-----When in Rome do as the romans do (**) 
Flexibility leads to success in unfamiliar circumstances. People may changes their normal way of doing things in order to fit in better with those they are visiting.

06------Easy does it (**)
Some things require gentleness for success. One should not push too hard. Force may cause damage

07-----All is well that ends well (**) 
If we can come to a successful conclusion, let us forget about the pain and mistakes along the way.

08-----Go for it (***) 
Go ahead and try to achieve your goal. Don't worry about failing. Similar to this proverb--God provides food to every bird, but he won't cast to its nest, you got to earn it.

09-----Every little bit helps (***)
If someone apologizes for giving only a small gift, the recipient may encourage the giver by quoting this proverb. This is especially true if there is a huge job to do or a huge amount of money to be raised from many people.

10------Curiosity killed the cat (**)
Do not ask too many questions or become too curious about things. You may get yourself into trouble like a cat that does not see the danger in a new situation.

11-----Don't put all your eggs in one basket (**) 
Do not risk everything in one place or on one project. Divide your sources that one failure will not ruin you. Similar to this proverb---Do not use both feet to test the depth of the river.

12-----Don't bite off more than you can chew (**) 
Do not attempt something too large for you to handle.

13-----Too good to be ture (**)
This is often used to warn about advertising. An offer looks good but turns out to be misleading.

14-----Flattery will get you nowhere (**) 
If flattery (insincere praise) is recognized, it will not succeed. One sometimes hears the opposite, Flattery will get you everywhere. 

15-----Better safe than sorry (***)
It is better not to take a risk than to take a risk foolishly.

16-----Winning isn't everything (***)
One may enjoy the process of playing a game whether one wins or not. This traditional proverb is now often heard in the opposite form, Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing!

17-----Time will tell (***)
Wait and see how something will work out. Don't trust a person or thing too much right now.

18-----Don't count your chickens before they are hatched (**)
Do not become too confident of success before you can see that progress is happening.

19-----The customer is always right (**)
Businesses instruct their clerks not to do anything that might threaten a customer's self-esteem, no matter how unreasonable the customer is. Any complaint of any customer must be carefully and politely heard by any employee. The customer must not be made to feel ignorant.

20-----Once bitten, twice shy (**) 
This may be used to explain the behavior of a person who is overly cautious about something. The wise person makes mistakes but does not usually make the same mistake twice.

21-----When the going gets tough, the tough get going (***)
When situation is difficult, only the determined people can handle it. They don't give up!

22-----Live and let live (***)
Do not be judgmental. Do not try to control or punish other people. You live as you like and let others live as they like.

23------Money talks (***)
Wealth has influence. People who make big contributions to political candidates are "talking" to the candidates and expecting them to listen.

24-----The more the merrier (***)
This is a way of welcoming someone to participate. It means, the bigger the group, the bigger the party.

25-----You can't have your cake and eat it too (**)

Make up your mind. Sometimes one must choose between two very desirable things, giving up one thing in order to enjoy the other.

26-----One man's meat is another man's poison (***)
Since the same thing may affect different people in different ways, each person must choose the things that will work in his or her particular case.