Old saw?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Practice">Practice</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="preach">preach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="saw">saw</span>.” <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="saw">saw</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> “<span word="saw">saw</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overused">overused</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="blade">blade</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="saw">saw</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="observation">observation</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="preach">preach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proverb">proverb</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sage">sage</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>, <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="saw">saw</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="dictionaries">dictionaries</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="saw">saw</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="akin">akin</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="say">say</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="saying">saying</span>” <span word="but">but</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="saga">saga</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="sage">sage</span>”. <span word="Saga">Saga</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="family">family</span> <span word="saga">saga</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="Sage">Sage</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p><span word="Practice">Practice</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="preach">preach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="stead">stead</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abide">abide</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abide">abide</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="grasped">grasped</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="application">application</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="preach">preach</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p><span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span> – <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p>
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