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Quotations by Subject: Proverbs
(Related Subjects: Advice, Philosophy, Cliches)
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If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry.
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African Proverb
When you have given nothing, ask for nothing.
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Albanian Proverb
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
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Ancient Proverb
Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.
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Arab Proverb
Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
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Arab Proverb
Make your bargain before beginning to plow.
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Arab Proverb
Don't make use of another's mouth unless it has been lent to you.
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Belgian Proverb
Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.
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Bulgarian Proverb
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
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Chinese Proverb
Do not employ handsome servants.
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Chinese Proverb
Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.
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Chinese Proverb
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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Chinese Proverb
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
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Chinese Proverb
If you bow at all, bow low.
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Chinese Proverb
Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve.
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Chinese Proverb
Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind.
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Chinese Proverb
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
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Chinese Proverb
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
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Chinese Proverb
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
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Chinese Proverb
When you drink the water, remember the spring.
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Chinese Proverb
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
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Chinese Proverb
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
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Czech Proverb
The big thieves hang the little ones.
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Czech Proverb
When you go to buy, use your eyes, not your ears.
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Czech Proverb
Ask advice only of your equals.
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Danish Proverb
He who would leap high must take a long run.
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Danish Proverb
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
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Dutch Proverb
A full cup must be carried steadily.
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English Proverb
Don't fall before you're pushed.
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English Proverb
Use soft words and hard arguments.
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English Proverb
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