美国人常说的200句（八）
71-----The road to hell is paved with good intentionsLike talking, intending is not doing. Actions matter far more than
intentions. Actions determine where a person ends up.
72-----Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
Doing is better than waiting. If you wait, you might lose your
opportunity
73-----Action speak louder than words
To know people's hearts, pay more attention to what they do than what they
say.
74-----Idle hands are the devil's workshop
When people have nothing constructive to do, they get into mischief. The
child who is bored may pick up a crayon and color on the wall, something that
would not happen if the child were happily occupied in some other activity.
75-----You've got to take the bull by the horns
Grab directly and fearlessly for the toughnest part of a problem. Don't
look for an easy way out.
76-----Money doesn't grow on trees
You have to work for things. Success does not come on its own.
77-----Easy come, easy go
If you have received something without working for it, it may soon be gone.
You will not be as careful with it as you will be with something you earned.
78-----Too many cooks spoil the broth
Individual action or action by the smallest group possible is better than
consulting a lot of people. Too much consultation will waste time and create
problems.
79-----Stand on your own two feet
Grow up; act like an adult. Don't ask me to do something for you. This may
be said to a young or immature person who depends too much on others. It is like
a cow kicking a grown calf that wants to suckle.
80------If you want something done right, do it yourself
This discourages people from trusting anyone except themselves. It maybe
said to someone who ask another person to do a job for him/her and then
complains about it was done.
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