21--------Too good to be ture

This is often used to warn about advertising. An offer looks good but turns out to be misleading

22--------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


23--------There is no such thing as a free lunch

If someone you do not know offers you a free lunch or other gift, watch out. The gift may be a

method of getting something from you

24-------Pride goes before a fall

Do not be over-confident and careless. Your circumstances may change quickly and

the emptiness of your bragging will be exposed

25-------Better safe than sorry

It is better not to take a risk than to take a risk foolishly
26--------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!

27-------Time will tell

Wait and see how something will work out. Don't trust a person or thing too much right now.

28--------The burned child shuns fire

Some of life's lessons are learned the hard way. The person who has had to pay for a

mistake will be careful not to make that mistake again.

29--------There are other fish in the sea

There are opportunities! For example, this is may be used to encourage someone who has

just broken off a relationship with a sweetheart.

30--------Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

Do not become too confident of success before you can see that progress

is happening.