Proverbs and old sayings, page 286

43575 proverbs and old sayings

You are judged not by what you have but by what you do with what you have.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about contentment, americans

The busy man has few idle visitors: to the boiling pot the flies come not.

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Some families are like potatoes -- all that's good of them is underground.

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If you don't have a plan for yourself, you'll be a part of someone else's.

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Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if the Lord doesn't get you, the devil must.

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It is better to sit with a wise man in prison than with a fool in paradise.

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A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfect without trials.

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Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.

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A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.

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Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pockets.

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Philosophy means being able to explain why you are happy when you are poor.

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There is nothing better than a good woman and nothing worse than a bad one.

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It is not easy to straighten in the oak the crook that grew in the sapling.

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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats.

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There are three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

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Before you flare up at anyone's faults, take time to count ten of your own.

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Adversity is the stuff that shows whether you are what you thought you were.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about thinking, contentment, americans

The more responsibilities a man assumes, the more likely he is to meet them.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man

Put cream and sugar on a fly and it tastes very much like a black raspberry.

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He who boasts of his descent is like a potato: the best part is underground.

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