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Today
we
talk
about
proverbs.A
proverb
is
a
short
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well
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known
saying
that
expresses a common truth or belief.Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often
very old.
In American history
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Benjamin Franklin was famous for his proverbs.He lived in
the 1700s and was a leader of the American Revolution against English rule.He was
also a scientist
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inventor and writer.
Franklin published a book called
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Poor Richard's Almanac.鈥?nbsp;He included many
proverbs
he had heard or created.Some of them are still used today
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like
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Early to
bed and early to rise makes a man healthy
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wealthy and wise.
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Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use.The first ones are about
love.Some people say
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鈥淎ll is fair in love and war.鈥?nbsp;They mean
that anything you do
in a relationship or in battle is acceptable.
Another
proverb
about
love
is
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鈥淎bsence
makes
the
heart
grow
fonder.鈥?nbsp;
This
means you love someone even more when he or she is far away.But other people say
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Out of sight
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out of mind.
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You may not even think about that person when he or
she is not with you.Which of these proverbs do you think is most true?
Another proverb says 鈥淟ove is blind.鈥?nbsp;In other words
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when you are in love with
someone
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you may refuse to see anything bad about that person.
Some people are only interested in
having a relationship with someone who is
very
good
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looking.You
might
tell
them
that
鈥淏eauty
is
only
skin
deep鈥?
Your
girlfriend may be lovely to look at
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but she may also have some bad qualities.Or your
boyfriend is a wonderful person
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but not good
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looking.So what a person looks like is
not really important.