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Quotations by Subject: Proverbs
(Related Subjects: Advice, Philosophy, Cliches)
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Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present.: English Proverb
Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.: French Proverb
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.: German Proverb
Charity sees the need not the cause.: German Proverb
Never give advice unless asked.: German Proverb
Who begins too much accomplishes little.: German Proverb
First secure an independent income, then practice virtue.: Greek Proverb
Call on God, but row away from the rocks.: Indian Proverb
Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.: Indian Proverb
Praise youth and it will prosper.: Irish Proverb
You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.: Irish Proverb
If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.: Italian Proverb
It is not enough to aim; you must hit.: Italian Proverb
The best armor is to keep out of range.: Italian Proverb
Don't stay long when the husband is not at home.: Japanese Proverb
Fall seven times, stand up eight.: Japanese Proverb
If you believe everything you read, better not read.: Japanese Proverb
Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.: Japanese Proverb
One kind word can warm three winter months.: Japanese proverb
The reverse side also has a reverse side.: Japanese Proverb
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.: Japanese Proverb
Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house.: Jewish Proverb
Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out.: Jewish Proverb
Don't live in a town where there are no doctors.: Jewish Proverb
Don't look for more honor than your learning merits.: Jewish Proverb
He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.: Jewish Proverb
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.: Jewish Proverb
Make sure to be in with your equals if you're going to fall out with your superiors.: Jewish Proverb
Rejoice not at thine enemy's fall - but don't rush to pick him up either.: Jewish Proverb
What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth.: Jewish Proverb

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