Proverbs, thirteen

 
 
 
Here are some sayings or proverbs. What do they mean? Do you agree with them? Give examples from real life.
 
 
121. “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill, British prime minister
 
 
122. “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” Samuel Butler, Poet
 
 
123. “Eighty-five percent of the reason you get a job, keep that job, and move ahead in that job has to do with your people skills and people knowledge.” Cavett Robert, lawyer and salesman
 
 
124. “The vast majority of people use about 3% of the minds’ true potential.” Stanford research.
 
 
125. “The world does not reward average people well; so I will be extraordinary.” Ted Nicholas, marketer.
 
 
126. “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” St Jerome, theologian and historian
 
 
127. “Stop worrying about the world ending today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.” Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts comics.
 
 
128. “If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulder of giants.” Isaac Newton, scientist
 
 
129. “If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.” Bruce Barton, Executive
 
 
130. “The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar of coffee, and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.” John D. Rockefeller, Industrialist and Philanthropist