If you want a thing well done, do it yourself
This is good advice up to a point, yet an employer who does not delegate authority because he does not trust his staff to carry out his... Read more →
Proverbs with the word Thing
He who begins many things, finishes but few
Many of us lack the power to concentrate. We start on something, but soon tire of it and transfer our interest to something else. The result is... Read more →
Custom makes all things easy
This means the same as practice makes perfect.
All things are difficult before they are easy
When first we try to ride a bicycle we are quite sure that we shall never do anything but fall off, but as we go on practicing, the whole thing... Read more →
Take things as you find them
Adapt yourself to new surroundings or conditions. Another way of saying this is When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Never do things by halves
Finish one thing once you have started it. Do all that is necessary to make a good job of it, and don't work in a half-hearted way.
All good things come to an end
Pleasures cannot go on for ever, for all things change, and The best of friends must part.
Take things as they come
Deal with things as they arise.
If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well
If what you propose to do deserves your attention, and is not so trivial that time should not be wasted on it, do it to the best of your... Read more →
Saying is one thing and doing another
It is easier to talk about doing a thing than it is to do it. It is easier to give advice than to put it into practice. 'That tree's too close... Read more →