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To teach well, we need not say all that we know, Successful teachers are effective in spite of the psychological theories they suffer under.

Proverbs and old sayings about teachers, suffering, need

St. Swithin's Day, if thou dost rain, for forty days it will remain; St. Swithin's Day, if thou be fair, for forty days 'twill rain no more.

Proverbs and old sayings about day, rain

Our passions are the winds that propel our vessel. Our reason is the pilot that steers her. Without winds the vessel would not move and without a pilot she would be lost.

Proverbs and old sayings about reason

Whatever you teach, be brief; what is quickly said the mind readily receives and faithfully retains, while everything superfluous runs over as from a full container. Who knows much says least.

Proverbs and old sayings about mind, contentment

It's tough trying to keep your feet on the ground, your head above the clouds, your nose to the grindstone, your shoulder to the wheel, your finger on the pulse, your eye on the ball and your ear to the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

It is because of man we wear swords.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

If a man is unhappy, his conduct is the cause.

Proverbs and old sayings about conduct, man

'Hit me but i must not hit you' is no game at all.

Proverbs and old sayings about games, contentment

If someone hates you, don't let her find you hateful.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

If you are merciful to the antelope, you go to bed hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

At someone's funeral we weep for our own mothers and fathers.

Proverbs and old sayings

No matter how generous you are, you don't give your wife away.

Proverbs and old sayings about wife, contentment

In order to find evildoers, every human being is given a name.

Proverbs and old sayings about order, human imperfections, name, being

The place where you are happy is better than the place you were born.

Proverbs and old sayings about happiness, contentment

The animal that is coming to be killed does not hear the hunter cough.

Proverbs and old sayings about hunters

If you have no time to take care of your sickness, you get time to die.

Proverbs and old sayings about time, death, contentment

When a child knows how to wash his hands well, he eats with the elders.

Proverbs and old sayings about children

The one who is looking for a wife doesn't speak contemptuously of women.

Proverbs and old sayings about wife

Although the horse is stupid, it does not follow that the rider is stupid.

Proverbs and old sayings

If you go to a rat's village and it is eating palm nuts, you eat some too.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment