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A blind person who sees is better than a seeing person who is blind.
Iranian (on wisdom)
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A crown's no cure for a headache.
English (on basic truths)
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A new broom sweeps clean but an old broom knows the corners.
Virgin Islander (on friendship)
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A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.
American (on proverbs)
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A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
Lord John Russell (1792-1878)
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All's well that ends well.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as your own.
Chinese Proverb
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Economy is the wealth of the poor and the wisdom of the rich.
French (on thrift)
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Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.
Korean (on common sense)
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Everything in moderation.
unknown
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and he'll eat forever.
Chinese Proverb
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He that respects himself is safe from others.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
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He who flees at the right time can fight again.
Marcus Trentius Varro (c.116-27 BC)
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He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
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Health is better than wealth.
unknown
In bad things be slow; in good things be fast.
Afghan (on time and timeliness
“
Just because something is common sense doesn't mean it's common practice.
unknown
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Justice is truth in action.
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)
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Life is a journey, not a destination.
Cliff Nichols, acrafts@wf.net
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Life is what you make it.
Grandma Moses (1860-1961)
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Live and let live.
Dutch Proverb
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Lost time is never found again.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“
Money buys everything but good sense.
Yiddish (on money)
“
Nothing is impossible to the willing mind.
Books of the Han Dynasty
“
One head cannot hold all wisdom.
Maasai(East African)(on wisdom)
“
One should speak little with others and much with oneself.
Danish (on the conduct of life)
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Out of sight, out of mind.
unknown
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Plan your life at New Year's, your day at dawn.
Japanese (on planning)
“
Plan your life like you will live forever, and live your life like you will die the next day.
unknown, courtesy of Bryan Sullivan
“
Proverbs are the daughters of experience.
Sierra Leone
“
Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted.
unknown
“
The errors of a wise man make your rule rather than the perfections of a fool.
William Blake (1757-1827)
“
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Alphonse Karr (1808-1890)
“
The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.
Yiddish (on conscience)
“
The wise do as much as they should, not as much as they can.
French (on wisdom)
“
The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others.
Tibetan (on wisdom)
“
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
John Ray "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."
“
When you say one thing, the clever person understands three.
Chinese (on wisdom)
“
Wisdom is easy to carry but difficult to gather.
Czech (on wisdom)
“
Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
“
Wisdom is to live in the present, plan for the future and profit from the past.
unknown
“
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom,
Greek Proverb
“
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“
You can never plan the future by the past.
Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
“
You can only die once.
Portuguese Proverb
“
You have to take the bitter with the sweet.
unknown
A blind person who sees is better than a seeing person who is blind.
Iranian (on wisdom)
“
A crown's no cure for a headache.
English (on basic truths)
“
A new broom sweeps clean but an old broom knows the corners.
Virgin Islander (on friendship)
“
A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.
American (on proverbs)
“
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
Lord John Russell (1792-1878)
“
All's well that ends well.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
“
Deal with the faults of others as gently as your own.
Chinese Proverb
“
Economy is the wealth of the poor and the wisdom of the rich.
French (on thrift)
“
Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.
Korean (on common sense)
“
Everything in moderation.
unknown
“
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and he'll eat forever.
Chinese Proverb
“
He that respects himself is safe from others.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
“
He who flees at the right time can fight again.
Marcus Trentius Varro (c.116-27 BC)
“
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
“
Health is better than wealth.
unknown
In bad things be slow; in good things be fast.
Afghan (on time and timeliness
“
Just because something is common sense doesn't mean it's common practice.
unknown
“
Justice is truth in action.
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)
“
Life is a journey, not a destination.
Cliff Nichols, acrafts@wf.net
“
Life is what you make it.
Grandma Moses (1860-1961)
“
Live and let live.
Dutch Proverb
“
Lost time is never found again.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“
Money buys everything but good sense.
Yiddish (on money)
“
Nothing is impossible to the willing mind.
Books of the Han Dynasty
“
One head cannot hold all wisdom.
Maasai(East African)(on wisdom)
“
One should speak little with others and much with oneself.
Danish (on the conduct of life)
“
Out of sight, out of mind.
unknown
“
Plan your life at New Year's, your day at dawn.
Japanese (on planning)
“
Plan your life like you will live forever, and live your life like you will die the next day.
unknown, courtesy of Bryan Sullivan
“
Proverbs are the daughters of experience.
Sierra Leone
“
Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted.
unknown
“
The errors of a wise man make your rule rather than the perfections of a fool.
William Blake (1757-1827)
“
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Alphonse Karr (1808-1890)
“
The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.
Yiddish (on conscience)
“
The wise do as much as they should, not as much as they can.
French (on wisdom)
“
The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others.
Tibetan (on wisdom)
“
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
John Ray "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."
“
When you say one thing, the clever person understands three.
Chinese (on wisdom)
“
Wisdom is easy to carry but difficult to gather.
Czech (on wisdom)
“
Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
“
Wisdom is to live in the present, plan for the future and profit from the past.
unknown
“
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom,
Greek Proverb
“
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“
You can never plan the future by the past.
Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
“
You can only die once.
Portuguese Proverb
“
You have to take the bitter with the sweet.
unknown
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