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Much travel is needed before a raw man is ripened. -
Wealth comes like a turtle and runs away like a gazelle. This means it can take ages for you to find wealth, but spending it all is far too easy – it can disappear before you know it! -
Keeping a secret is a commitment. -
The best answer will come from the person who is not angry. -
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Tomorrow is close if you have patience, or, Tomorrow is another day. -
We have one language, and two ears for a reason: we need to listen more than we speak. -
Laughing without a reason is rude. -
The stupid might want to help you, but they just ended up hurting you. -
It’s better to avoid mistakes altogether than do something that you should apologize for after. -
A foolish man may be known by six things: Anger without cause, speech without profit, change without progress, inquiry without object, putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends. -
Distance equals disaffection. -
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Believe what you see and lay aside what you hear. -
The house of a tyrant is a ruin. -
Even if friend is honey, don’t lick them all up. -
The fruit of silence is tranquility. -
Do not delay today’s work for tomorrow. Don’t procrastinate! -
The smarter you are, the less you speak. -
Tougher than a stone. -
An envious person is the unhappiest. -
The carpenter’s door is loose. This might refer to the idea that people who make a profession or a habit of one thing might not have the time to even use that skill in their own life. They take care of everyone except for themselves. -
A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing. -
The key to everything is determination. -
Winds blow counter to what the ship wants. You don’t always get everything your way. -
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Wishing does not make a poor man rich. -
Good health is a crown worn by the healthy that only the ill can see. -
There’s always tomorrow. -
Forgetting is the plague of knowledge. -
Good health is a crown worn by the healthy than only the ill can see. -
Do not eat your bread on somebody else’s table. This means that you shouldn’t benefit off of someone else’s expense; as in, you shouldn’t dirty someone else’s table if you’re just going to be eating your bread. -
Examine what is said, not him who speaks. -
Send a wise man; don’t advise him. -
Days are like countries. This means that a country might be great today, but not tomorrow. This applies to people as well. -
Ask your purse what you should buy. -
Ask the experienced rather than the learned. -
Time is made of gold. -
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Beware the levelheaded person if they’re angry. Levelheaded people are usually calm and collected, and don’t anger easily. This saying refers to the fact that if something set off a levelheaded person, you should be more worried! -
He makes a dome out of a grain. This is the equivalent of making a mountain out of a mole hill. -
Determination is the key to everything. -
Opinion comes before the bravery of the braves. -
Everyone is critical of the flaws of others, but blind to their own. -
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Like a fish in water. Another way to say that someone is a natural. -
You can’t clap with one hand. -
There is always something to learn from experimentation. -
He who sees the calamity of other people finds his own calamity light. -
Avoid that which requires an apology. -
Lack of intelligence is the greatest poverty. -
Arrogance diminishes wisdom. -
Avoid things that will require an apology. This means if you want to do something that you know you’ll have to apologize for, you should probably just not do it! -
In haste there is regret, but in patience and care there is peace and safety. This means you shouldn’t rush things, because if you rush something you’ll end up doing a poor job and regretting the results. If you take your time, you’re ensuring a good end result and can feel peace in knowing that. -
The wisest is the one who can forgive. -
Do not buy either the moon or the news, for in the end they will both come out. -
A house divided cannot stand. -
A known mistake is better than an unknown truth. -
If you have an opinion, you better be determined. -
If you’re unable to reward, then make sure to thank. -
What is learned in youth is carved in stone. -
Be in the world, but not of the world. -
Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone. -
Falseness lasts an hour, the truth lasts until the end of time. -
The stingy have large porches and little morality. -
Unity is power. -
Every sun has to set. -
Silence is the sign of approval. -
Anger begins with madness, but ends in regret. -
Lying is a disease, and truth is a cure. -
A tree begins with a seed. -
Eat less to sleep more. -
Close the door that brings in the wind and relax. This means that sometimes, rather than taking a beating, you should just shut off the source of the noise, distraction, problem – that is, if you can – and take a break. -
Actions speak louder than words. -
With care do you realize your opportunities. -
You are striking cold iron. This means you’re trying to change something that you can’t. -
Be wary around your enemy once, and your friend a thousand times. A double crossing friend knows more about what harms you. -
Think of the going out before you enter. -
The mouth should have three gatekeepers. Is it true? Is it kind? And is it necessary? -
A tree begins with a seed. -
You reap what you sow. -
Few know how much we must know in order to know how little we know. -
Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at the same time. -
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment. -
If the wind blows, ride it. -
Avoid the company of liars, but if you can’t, don’t believe them. This one is pretty straightforward, isn’t it? -
If you are charitable, you are rich. -
A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life. -
Ignorance is the most terrible acquaintance. -
Get together like brothers, but work together like strangers. -
Make distance between you and every dirtiness. -
The rope of lies is short. There is only so much leeway you have when you lie. Once that very short rope runs out, you’ll have to face the consequences. -
Visit rarely, and you will be more loved. -
Give your friends your money and your blood, but don’t justify yourself. Your enemies won’t believe it and your friends won’t need it. -
Go with the lesser of two evils. -
Arrogance is a weed that grows mostly on a dunghill. -
No crowd ever waited at the gates of patience. -
Be patient and you’ll get what you want. -
The envious were created just to be infuriated. This means that there’s no end result to envy other than fury. If you’re feeling envious, you’re only leading yourself down a path to anger. -
It’s better to fix what you have than wait to get what you don’t have. -
The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss. -
Planning is half of living. -
More skillful than a silk worm. -
Discipline your son when he’s young, and be his friend when he grows up. -
Experimentation is the greatest science.
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