Take a friend for what he does, a wife for what she has, and goods for what they are worth.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about wife, americans
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The best way to get someone to stop digging his heels in is to dig out the sand around him.
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If you don't believe in cooperation, watch what happens to a wagon when one wheel comes off.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about faith, americans
Plough your furrows deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.
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The cemeteries are filled with people who thought the world couldn't get along without them.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about thinking, world, people, americans
There are many kinds of fruit that grow on the tree of life, but none so sweet as friendship.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about friendship, life, americans
A slip of the foot and you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.
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If we blame others for our failures, then we should also give others credit for our successes.
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Cheerfulness, helpfulness and honesty are fine, good companions to take with you through life.
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A cat has nine lives; for three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
Get what you can, and what you get, hold; it's the stone that will turn all your lead into gold.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
Cast the beam out of your own eye before you try to cast the mote from the eyes of your neighbour.
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The dog has returned to his vomit again, and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
True friends are like diamonds, precious and rare; false ones like autumn leaves, found everywhere.
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The intelligence of the average individual reaches its lowest ebb when he enters a railroad station.
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Women are like books: too much gilding makes men suspicious that the binding is the most important part.
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The generous can forget that they have given, but the grateful can never forget that they have received.
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Real happiness is found not in doing the things you like to do, but in liking the things you have to do.
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Getting what you go after is called success, but liking it while you are getting it is called happiness.
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If men could see the epitaphs their friends write they would believe they had gotten into the wrong grave.
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