Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about enemies, face, americans
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Gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about despair, americans
Distance is the best remedy against an evil-disposed man.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man
To have a friend, close one eye; to keep him, close both.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
He who is to break his neck finds the stairs in the dark.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about dark, americans
A man never becomes an orator if he has something to say.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man
When pleasure interferes with business, give up business.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about affair, pleasure, americans
If you want something done and done well, do it yourself.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, contentment
Love enters man through his eyes, woman through her ears.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about eyes, woman, love, americans, man
He is my friend that helps me, and not he that pities me.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
Borrowed wives, like borrowed books, are seldom returned.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about books, americans
Youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, old age a regret.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about fight, regret, olderness, youth, age, americans, old
If the heart is right, the head cannot be very far wrong.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about bad, rightness, heads, heart, americans
A friend at hand is better than a relative at a distance.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
Flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about perfume, flattering, americans
Don't ask a man for a favour before he has had his lunch.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man
Experience is a dear school, but fools learn in no other.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about school, experience, americans
What is an expert? Someone who is twenty miles from home.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about home, americans
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about memory, experience, wisdom, mother, americans
Don't believe your enemy even when he's telling the truth.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about faith, enemies, truth, americans
