Curiosidades: Inglês

 

 

Dizeres                                              Significados

Between the devil and the deep sea	To choose between two equally bad alternatives in a serious dilemma.
Where there's a will there's a way	When a person really wants to do something, he will find a way of doing it.
A burnt child dreads fire	A bad experience or a horrifying incident may scar one's attitude or thinking for a lifetime.

 

 

One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present.
In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present. (Stephen R. Covey)

 

The priest is repairing the church fence. A boy is standing nearby for a long while.
The priest asks him: "Do you want to speak with me, my son?"
"No, I'm just waiting."
"Waiting for what?"
"Wanna know what a priest says when he hits his finger with a hammer."

 

The only man who is a bigger fool than the one who knows it all is the one who will argue with him.

 

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. (Albert Einstein)

 

Be careful of the words you say.
And keep them soft and sweet.
For you never know from day to day.
Which ones you'll have to eat.

 

A good way to change somebody's attitude is to change your own.

A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking.

Anger opens the mouth and shuts the mind.