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all that glitters is not gold	Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so, things that look nice might not be as good as they look.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all	Having experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love.Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness	In the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
forbidden fruit is the sweetest	Forbidden things have more worthwhile short-term consequences.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get one's act together	To become serious, organized, worthwhile, etc.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime	It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.	Rate it: (3.00 / 5 votes)
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime	It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.	Rate it: (4.00 / 9 votes)
have one's act together	To be serious, organized, worthwhile, etc.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in order	Appropriate, worthwhile.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
make up the numbers	To provide sufficient people to make an event worthwhile.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
no pain, no gain	One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort in order to achieve worthwhile goals.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
nothing to sneeze at	Not bad; decent; acceptable; worthwhile.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
pay off	To become worthwhile after a lapse.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
worth every penny	Completely worthwhile.	Rate it: (4.50 / 2 votes)