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Do not drink from a well and throw a stone into it.

Proverbs and old sayings about drinking

Go with the powerful and people will kneel before you.

Proverbs and old sayings about people, contentment

The eye of a master does more work than both his hands.

Proverbs and old sayings about work

Your close neighbor is better than your faraway brother.

Proverbs and old sayings

Nobody will cut a head off except the One who put it on.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

The eye will often wander The road that love has taught.

Proverbs and old sayings about wanderer, love

You will not dare mistreating the face you see in the morning.

Proverbs and old sayings about face, contentment

The house is our father's and the strangers came to kick us out.

Proverbs and old sayings about home, house

There will be a day for the oppressor when he will be crushed like garlic.

Proverbs and old sayings about day

You only hear three voices in this world: the babbling of the stream, Jewish law, and money.

Proverbs and old sayings about law, world, money, contentment

If you buy things you don't need, you'll soon be selling things you do.

Proverbs and old sayings about things, commerce, need, contentment

The wise man affirms little and doubts much.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Speak whenever you must, hush whenever you can.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

When the eyes see nothing, the heart feels nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings about nothing, eyes, heart

If there was not bad taste, goods would not be sold.

Proverbs and old sayings about bad luck, bad

Half of an orange tastes just as sweet as a whole one.

Proverbs and old sayings

The leafiest tree doesn't always have the juiciest fruit.

Proverbs and old sayings

If you want no disappointments, don't indulge in illusions.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

Though you possess prudence, old man, do not despise advice.

Proverbs and old sayings about prudence, advice, man, old, olderness, contentment

Among the weak, the strongest is the one who doesn't forget his weakness.

Proverbs and old sayings about weakness