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Folklore of the day

Weak men wait for opportunities, strong men make them.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about chance, man, americans

If an insect as ever bit you when you see it, you kill it or run away.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about insects, contentment

Behave like the chameleon: look forward and observe behind.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy

Who suffers will have no regrets.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian

Last folklore

A mother was asked:
"Which of your children do you love the most?"
She replied:
"The sick one until they are well, the absent one until they return, the small one until they grow up, and all of them until I die."

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about love

Happiness is to hold flowers in both hands.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about happiness

There are 3 simple rules in life:
- don't promise when you're happy,
- don't answer when you're nervous,
- don't decide when you're angry.

Proverbs and old sayings British about life, rules, promise, happiness, contentment

Man's law changes with his understanding of man. Only the laws of the spirit remain always the same.

Proverbs and old sayings Croatian about spirit, law, man