Examples have been chosen to demonstrate the use of a proverb. They come from
English literature or have been specially compiled for this text:
boys will be boys
Boys must be forgiven for their bad or boisterous behavior; also used ironically when grown men behave in an irresponsible or childish manner: “Aunt Sally was
a good deal uneasy; but Uncle Silas he said there warn’t no occasion to be—boys will be boys, he said, and you’ll see this one turn up in the morning all sound and right” (Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn, 1884).
a good name is sooner lost than won
It takes a lot of time and effort to earn a good name for yourself, but you can lose it
in an instant with a single foolish act: Think carefully before you get involved in anything that is not strictly legal—remember that a good name is sooner lost than won.
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