Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.


Yiddish Proverb

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Better an ounce from the ground than a pound from the roof
THE TALMUD
When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.
EDWARD GEORGE BULWER-LYTTON
When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.
EDWARD G. BULWER-LYTTON
An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.
PROVERB
An ounce of performance is worth more than a pound of preachment
ELBERT HUBBARD
An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.
SPANISH PROVERB
An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
SPANISH PROVERB
An ounce of hypocracy is worth a pound of ambition.
MICHAEL KORDA
An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains.
DANISH PROVERB
An ounce of practice is worth a pound of preaching.
PROVERB
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
PROVERB
An ounce of intuition is worth a pound of tuition.
SOURCE UNKNOWN
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
HENRY DE BRACTON
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
FREDERIC R. MARVIN
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
RUDYARD KIPLING
An ounce of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow.
RICHARD BAXTER
An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.
ELBERT GREEN HUBBARD
An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.
ELBERT HUBBARD
An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.
RICHARD BAXTER
An ounce of wit is worth a pound of argument
SYDNEY SMITH
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
An ounce of hypocrisy is worth a pound of ambition.
MICHAEL KORDA
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. - De Legibus, 1240.
HENRY DE BRACTON
An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance. - Nolan's / Peter's Placebo.
UNKNOWN
An ounce of PREPARATION is better than a ton of SUFFERING.
LORRIN L. LEE
An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.
THOMAS FULLER
An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with
THOMAS FULLER
When put to the test, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness
ELBERT HUBBARD
An ounce of wit that is bought, Is worth a pound that is taught.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge.
JOHN WESLEY
Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge
JOHN WESLEY
Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge
JOHN WESLEY
I do a bale of sketches, one eye, a piece of hair. A pound of observation, then an ounce of painting...
GARDNER COX
Better a heart of gold and an empty pocket than an empty heart and a pocket of gold.
RAIN BOJANGLES
An illness comes by the pound and goes away by the ounce.
TURKISH PROVERB
A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.
JAMES GARFIELD
A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.
JAMES A. GARFIELD
Based on historic ratios between gold and oil, gold should now be over $500 an ounce,
FRANK HOLMES
Which form of proverb do you prefer Better late than never, or Better never than late?
LEWIS CARROLL
If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.

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ELBERT HUBBARD
It's self-effacing, it's hard-luck, the shtetl stories. All those Coasters things are an ama...
JERRY LEIBER
An ounce of practice is generally worth more than a ton of theory.
ERNST F. SCHUMACHER
Within the next few years we believe the gold price will surpass the all-time high of $US850 an ounc...
GREG CANAVAN
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent. •Spanish Proverb Lawless are they th...
SPANISH PROVERB
An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
MAHATMA GANDHI
A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.”

- Chinese pr...
ALVIN TOFFLER
As the Chinese proverb goes, 'Real gold does not fear the test of fire.
CHIN-NING CHU
The potential for a weakening dollar is definitely a driver for gold. We could see $700 an ounce in ...
EVAN SMITH
Gold time better than gold rolex
KARIM FDHILA
The fruit of wisdom is better than gold
SUNDAY ADELAJA
It takes less land to grow a pound of broccoli than it does a pound of beef. Less land to grow a pou...
ED BEGLEY, JR.
An ounce of breast milk is even more potent than the finest tequila.
TORI AMOS
It is better to walk than curse the road. - Wolof proverb, Senegal
AFRICAN PROVERBS
Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out
YIDDISH PROVERB
Those in need see a light of gold, a light of richness with a delightful taste of abilities to succe...
ARIEL S BRITO
Here’s to all the places we went. And all the places we’ll go. And here’s me, whispering again...
JOHN GREEN
I'm not interested in dating a girl I'm not gonna marry
JOHN GREEN
The future will erase everything--there's no level of fame or genius that allows you to transcend ob...
JOHN GREEN
We would not be surprised if gold advanced beyond $600 a ounce during 2006.
GREG CANAVAN
Better see rightly on a pound a week than squint on a million.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
What's great about the gold recovery in the recycling of discarded computers is the fact that there ...
JAMES LOGAN
Life consists on lightness and darkness, when you reached to lightness, prepare your tools for darkn...
KAMARAN IHSAN SALIH
A tree not taller than an ant cannot shade you. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria
AFRICAN PROVERBS
Gold at $600 an ounce might be a surprise to many, but these are the same people that were surprised...
EMANUEL BALARIE
A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper o...
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD
[In his authoritative book] The Joys of Yiddish, ... an excellent and praiseworthy housewife.
LEO ROSTEN
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
FRIEDRICH ENGELS
An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest
SPANISH PROVERB
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
That's your average drink. A 5 ounce glass of wine, a 12 ounce beer or an ounce and a half of liquor...
LAURA STETSON
Oh better than the minting of a gold-crowned king Is the safe-kept memory Of a lovely thing.
SARA TEASDALE
Gold has pulled back from its recent spike to around $505 an ounce while the rand has strengthened t...
FERDI HEYNEKE
We knew they were going to be a different team out there today. At one point they were just pound-fo...
ANDY CAMERON
The power of heart is much stronger than the power of mind to empower our life.
ANUJ SOMANY
Pound for pound, they get higher concentrations of pesticides than adults do.
ALAN GREENE
Better ride safe in the dark, says the proverb, than in the daylight with a cut-throat at your elbow
SIR WALTER SCOTT
A hundred load of worry will not pay an ounce of debt
GEORGE HERBERT
An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
MAE WEST
Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.
CHINUA ACHEBE
We have done better owning gold than shares.
JAY TAYLOR
It is still illegal to possess less than an ounce of marijuana anywhere in the state, and that inclu...
MORRISSEY
In a thousand pounds of law there is not an ounce of love.
JOHN RAY
Gold is good in its place; but loving, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
If you're dining with someone who wants the same cut, it's always better to get a 16-ounce s...
TOM COLICCHIO
Yiddish is a cheerful language of not so happy people.
BORIS ZUBRY
Obviously he lives with his dogs and takes good care of them, they are much better off with him than...
FRANCESCA CANTALINI
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
UNKNOWN
An once of hypocrisy is worth a pound of ambition.
MICHAEL KORDA
Ounce for ounce, herbs and spices have more antioxidants than any other food group.
MICHAEL GREGER
There is nothing better than to value the peace of mind as much as the finest gold...
PHILIP T. M.
Now that I am alone, I don't have to hide it; I don't have to hide anything any longer. I can let my...
ROALD DAHL
And then it was the kind of dark your eyes never adjust to.
JOHN GREEN
but there was no denying her smile. That smile could end wars and cure cancer.
JOHN GREEN
El pasado es una historia lógica. Es el sentido de lo que sucedió. Pero como el futuro todavía no...
JOHN GREEN
Kau bisa melihat masa depan kalau kau punya pemahaman dasar tentang bagaimana orang akan bersikap
JOHN GREEN
Masa depan terbentang di hadapannya, tak terhindarkan namun tak kasat mata
JOHN GREEN
And even though he felt pitiful and ridiculous, he didn't want it to end, because he knew the absenc...
JOHN GREEN
Dumpers may not always be the heartbreakers, and the Dumpees may not always be the heartbroken. But ...
JOHN GREEN
Collin Singleton could no more stay cool than a blue whale could stay skinny or Bangladesh could sta...
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The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown.
YIDDISH PROVERB
When a habit begins to cost money, it's called a hobby.
YIDDISH PROVERB
You cannot hold your head high with your hand out.
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Pride is the mask of one's own faults.
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Pray that you will never have to bear all that you are able to endure.
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If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.
YIDDISH PROVERB
True poverty does not come from God.
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One chops the wood, the other does the grunting.
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes -- until I met a man who had no feet.
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Some people are electrifying, they light up a room when they leave.
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.
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He that does not bring up his son to some honest calling and employment, brings him up to be a thief...
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A half truth is a whole lie.
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Never trust the man who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys.
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God gave burdens, also shoulders.
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A wise man hears one word and understands two.
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A nation's treasure is its scholars.
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If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can.
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A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny.
YIDDISH PROVERB
He who marries for money earns it.
YIDDISH PROVERB
Loneliness breaks the spirit.
YIDDISH PROVERB
No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen.
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The girl who can't dance says the band can't play.
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If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.
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The heart is half a prophet.
YIDDISH PROVERB
You don't need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence.
YIDDISH PROVERB
He who puts up with insult invites injury.
YIDDISH PROVERB
All of us are crazy in one way or another.
YIDDISH PROVERB
He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral.
YIDDISH PROVERB
Against stupidity; God Himself is helpless.
YIDDISH PROVERB
Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small.
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Too humble is half proud.
YIDDISH PROVERB
A mother understands what a child does not say.
YIDDISH PROVERB
God couldn't be everywhere, so he created mothers
YIDDISH PROVERB
If you have money, men think you are wise, handsome, and able to sing like a bird.
YIDDISH PROVERB
If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people he gives it to.
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If you can't go over, you must go under.
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It's astonishing how important a man becomes when he dies.
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If you cannot be grateful for what you have received, then be thankful for what you have been spared...
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth.
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Loose tongues are worse than wicked hands.
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Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble.
YIDDISH PROVERB
God will provide -- ah, if only He would till He does!
YIDDISH PROVERB
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
YIDDISH PROVERB
God is closest to those with broken hearts.
YIDDISH PROVERB
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.
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In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool.
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All things grow with time -- except grief.
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If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.
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Look for the good, not the evil, in the conduct of members of the family.
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be...
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When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.
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Charm is more than beauty.
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If you want your dreams to come true, don't over sleep.
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The good fellow to everyone is a good friend to no one.
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A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing.
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It is easier to guard a sack full of fleas than a girl in love.
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Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
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A man should go on living -- if only to satisfy his curiosity.
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.
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Locks keep out only the honest.
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You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money.
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If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
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If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.
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If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can.
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If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep
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The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are real...
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A wise man hears one word and understands two.
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The eyes are the mirror of the soul
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Prayers go up and blessings come down
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A golden key will open every lock.
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A half-truth is a whole lie
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Life is like an onion. Why is life like an onion? Because you peel away layer after layer and when y...
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Other people's troubles are bearable.
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If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.
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If you can't bite, don't show your teeth.
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If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.
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He that can't endure the bad will not live to see the good.
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Bygone troubles are a pleasure to talk about.
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A person should want to live, if only out of curiosity.
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A man's worst enemies can't wish on him what he can think up himself.
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A half-truth is a whole lie.
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A guest is like rain: when he lingers on, he becomes a nuisance.
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A child's tear rends the heavens.
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If God were living on earth, people would break His windows
YIDDISH PROVERB
If God lived on Earth, people would knock out all His windows
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The wheel turns round
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Don't live in a town where there are no doctors
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One person enjoys a piece of hard cheese, a second a spun out prayer chant, and a third a door to th...
YIDDISH PROVERB
God will provide - ah, if only He would till He does!
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul
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If a link is broken, the entire chain breaks.
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All signs are misleading
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Time and words can't be recalled, even if it was only yesterday
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Tomorrow your horse may be lame
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If you are bitter at heart, sugar in the mouth will not help you
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth
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The truth is not always what we want to hear
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To every answer you can find a new question
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God gave burdens, also shoulders
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If you have nothing to lose, you can try everything
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The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity
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Hell shared with a sage is better than paradise with a fool
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Surrounding yourself with dwarfs doesn't make you a giant
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One hand washes the other
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven
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Show a dog a finger, and he wants the whole hand
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Many complain of their looks, but none of their brains
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The soldiers fight, and the kings are heroes
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Better ask ten times than go astray once
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Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out
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He that can't endure the bad will not live to see the good
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If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding
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The whole world is a dream, and death the interpreter
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He who puts up with insult invites injury
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If you ever need a helping hand you'll find one at the end of your arm
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If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water
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The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks
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He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral
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Life is the greatest bargain - we get it for nothing
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He falsifies who renders a verse just as it looks
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What you save is, later, like something found
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Don't spit into the well - you might drink from it later
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If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living
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A wise man hears one word and understands two
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When a thief kisses you, count your teeth
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Seek advice but use your own common sense
YIDDISH PROVERB
With time, even a bear can learn to dance
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Surrounding yourself with dwarfs does not make you a giant
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The girl who can't dance says the band can't play
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Bygone troubles are good to tell
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never.
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God made man because he loves stories
YIDDISH PROVERB
A child's tear rends the heavens
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Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble
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A rich man has no need of character
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If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over
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Most people don't pray when they are on their knees but when they are on their backs
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To know and not to do is not to know
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
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The time to make friends is before you need them.
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Short judgments make long friends.
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It is prosperity that gives us friends, adversity that proves them.
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A friend is someone who doesn't like the same people you do.
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Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him.
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Broken friendships can be soldered, but never sound.
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From small beginnings come great things.
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Some will, some don't, so what!
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Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down.
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Try and trust will move mountains.
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He who walks with the lame learns how to limp.
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Make peace with man and war with your sins.
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A sin confessed is half forgiven.
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All sins cast long shadows.
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Simplicity is the seal of truth.
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A silent mouth is melodious.
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Silence implies consent.
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Shame is worse than death.
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God likes help when helping people.
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One is rated by others as he rates himself.
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Attack is the best form of defense.
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Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.
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A secret between two is God's secret, between three is all men s.
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When we don't have what we like, we must like what we have.
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It is better to be safe than sorry.
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Better to be safe than sorry.
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Kings have many ears and eyes.
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It is bad luck to fall out of a thirteenth story window on Friday.
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A soft answer turneth away wrath.
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Cunning surpasses strength.
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What the lion cannot manage to do the fox can.
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The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord.
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Two great talkers will not travel far together.
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A closed mouth catches no flies.
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He who comes from afar may lie without fear of contradiction as he is sure to be listened to with th...
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A good speaker makes a good liar.
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Speaking comes by nature, silence by understanding.
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When at a loss how to go on, cough.
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Speak when you are spoken to.
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Talking without thinking is like shooting without taking aim.
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The less people think the more they talk.
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Speak little and to the purpose.
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Speak and the man shall be shown.
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The soul is not where it lives, but where it loves.
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A little body often harbors a great soul.
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Life without a friend is death without a witness.
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The larger a man's roof, the more snow it collects.
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You can't steal second base with your foot on first.
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Risk -- If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he doesn't know h...
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Those who are once found to be bad are presumed so forever.
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What is the use of running when we are on the wrong.
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Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.
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Vengeance is a dish best eaten cold.
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He has hard work who has nothing to do.
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