How great the grandfathers are, but how regretful what they left behind.
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If you want to take revenge on a man, send him a really beautiful woman.
Proverbs and old sayings about revenge, woman, man, contentment
They wooed her and she resisted; they neglected her and she fell in love.
Proverbs and old sayings about love
Don't celebrate someone's departing unless you know who will succeed him.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
Words from the heart reach the heart, words from the mouth reach the ear.
Proverbs and old sayings about word, heart
Knowledge acquired as a child is more lasting than an engraving on stone.
Proverbs and old sayings about knowledge, children
Cleanse thy heart from greed, and thy foot shall remain free from fetters.
Proverbs and old sayings about greed, heart
Whoever knew you when you were small will not respect you when you're big.
Proverbs and old sayings about respect, contentment
If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only.
Proverbs and old sayings
He who has approved of wrongdoing is as guilty as he who has committed it.
Proverbs and old sayings
If you speak the word it shall own you, and if you don't you shall own it.
Proverbs and old sayings about word, contentment
He Said where are you going grape, She sighed? : I am staying on the couch.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
Choose your neighbor before your house and your companion before the road.
Proverbs and old sayings about home, house
Translation: A friend is the one that lends a hand during the time of need.
Proverbs and old sayings about need, time
If begging should unfortunately be your lot, knock at the large gates only.
Proverbs and old sayings
Look and keep silent, and if you are eating meat, tell the world it's fish.
Proverbs and old sayings about fishing, world, contentment
Better to have bread and an onion with peace than stuffed fowl with strife.
Proverbs and old sayings about peace
A man's worth depends on his two smallest organs: his heart and his tongue.
Proverbs and old sayings about heart, man
If you don't know where you are going, look back to where you've come from.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
Wisdom consists of ten parts: nine parts silence, and one part a few words.
Proverbs and old sayings about silence, wisdom, word
