An ounce of practice is worth a pound of preaching.
Proverbs and old sayings
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning.
Proverbs and old sayings
From a pound of talk, an ounce of understanding.
Proverbs and old sayings Yemenite
Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about bad luck, good luck
Better an ounce of happiness than a pound of gold.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about happiness
An ounce of favour goes further, or is worth more, than a pound of justice.
Proverbs and old sayings French about justice
A strong man is remembered on the day of the fight, and a gluttony on the day pounded yam is surplus.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about fight, day, man
