MANTRA

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MANTRA!

1. Mantra, slogan, motto, maxim

1. a short, frequently repeated phrase
2. a short, striking and memorable phrase
3. a short, guiding and essential phrase
4. a short and pithy truth

2. Adage, aphorism, axiom, epigram
3. a short and advising truth
4. a short and pithy observation to a truth
5. a short and self-evident truth
6. a short and amusing remark
7. Proverb, dictum, truism, bromide
8. a short and pithy piece of advice
9. a short and pithy principle
10. a short and obviously true statement
11. a short and trite and soothing remark
12. Platitude, precept, dogma, canon
13. a short, moral and obviously accepted remark
14. a short and behavior-regulating rule
15. a short and incontrovertible truth by authority
16. a short and judging rule

CHOOSE THE BEST TERM TO EACH SAYING

1. Action conquers fear.
2. The best man can get.
3. Excellence is a choice greater than limitation.
4. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

ANSWERS: 1. mantra 2. slogan 3. motto  4. maxim

1. Eat to live, and not live to eat.
2. A barking dog never bites.
3. The whole is greater than the part.
4. Spending again what is already spent.

ANSWERS: 1. adage 2. aphorism 3. axiom 4. epigram

1. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
2. First, do no harm.
3. A man cannot serve two masters.
4. When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.

ANSWERS: 1. proverb 2. dictum 3. truism 4. bromide

1. There’s no I in Team.
2. If one does not survive, no joy and no happiness are obtainable.
3. Everyone will go to Hell.
4. Thirty-seven plays by William Shakespear are generally considered to be part of morality.

ANSWERS: 1. platitude 2. precept 3. dogma 4. canon