We do not inherit the land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about ancestors, children, americans
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The difference between adults and children is that adults don't ask questions.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about children, americans
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Do as you would be done by.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
Those who betray their friends must not expect others to keep faith with them.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about faith, americans
It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
The only thing we learn from new elections is we learned nothing from the old.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about things, nothing, americans, old, olderness
Don't meddle in others' affairs unless you want your own nose scraped a little.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
Advisers get away with it. They never have to pay the penalty for their advice.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about advice, americans
You can't jest an enemy into a friend, but you can jest a friend into an enemy.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about enemies, americans
Charity is not a bone you throw to your dog but a bone you share with your dog.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about charity, americans
It's better to be a big frog in a little pond than a little frog in a big pond.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
One tree can make a million matches, and one match can destroy a million trees.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about destruction, americans
Reputation is what you are in the light; character is what you are in the dark.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about prestige, character, dark, light, americans
Fate can be taken by the horns, like a goat, and pushed in the right direction.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about destiny, rightness, americans
Not he who has many ideas but he who has one conviction may become a great man.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man
A fool can ask more questions in a minute than a wise man can answer in an hour.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man
Who busies himself where no profit is found remains a fool the whole year round.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
A child and a fool imagine twenty shillings and twenty years can never be spent.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about children, americans
Never drop the friends you made on the way up. You may need them on the way down.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about need, americans
Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about security, poverty, fear, americans
