As I explained in part 1 of this blog post- native speakers are always using some form of saying or proverb. They are also often used in writing and in presentations. Although when giving a presentation one …
…should consider who the audience is. For example in presentations given to international audiences one must take into consideration cultural differences, a saying’s meaning may not mean the same to, say, a Japanese audience. Or at least it may simply be misunderstood especially if the proverb is meant to convey some humour. Humour from one culture 
to another is often times quite unique so a simple joke may be taken in the wrong way or met with dead silence, when the speaker was hoping for some laughter. So as the saying goes ” forewarned is to be forearmed”….in other words-Know your audience!
Here are some more commonly used sayings and proverbs from the English language:
forwarned is to be forearmed if you know about problems, dangers, etc. before they happen, you can be better prepared for them
all that glistens is not gold not everything that seems good, attractive, etc. is actually good, etc
money doesn’t grow on trees used to tell somebody not to use something or 
spend money carelessly because you don’t have a lot of it
hope springs eternal people never stop hoping
ignorance is bliss if you don’t know about something you cannot worry about it
you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink you can give somebody the opportunity to do something, but you can’t force them to do it if they don’t want to
don’t judge a book by it’s cover used to say that you should not form an opinion about somebody or something from their appearance only
he who laughs last laughs longest used to tell somebody not to be proud of their present success; in the end another person may be more successful
where there’s life (, there’s hope) in a bad situation you must not give up hope because there there is always a chance that it will improve
the lights are on but nobody’s home used to describe somebody who is stupid, not thinking clearly or not paying attention
live and let live used to say that you should accept other people’s opinions and behaviour even though they are different from your own
love is blind when you love someone, you cannot see their faults
money talks people who have a lot of money have more power and influence than others…….. ( how things are these days)
no news is good news if there were bad news we would hear about it, so as we have heard nothing, it is likely that nothing bad has happened
no pain no gain used to say that you need to suffer if you want to achieve something… you have to work really hard
practice makes perfect a way of encouraging people by telling them that if you do an activity regularly and try to improve your skill, you will be very good at it
OK I will end this blog post on the meaning of the last saying- practice makes perfect, so keep practicing your English language learning, regularly try to improve your skills in speaking English and surely you will become perfect………..
So good luck with your English language learning
Simon
Ok English