The truth is not always what we want to hear


Yiddish Proverb

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If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
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Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
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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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If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.
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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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When a thief kisses you, count your teeth
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Bygone troubles are good to tell
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A child's tear rends the heavens
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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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Short judgments make long friends.
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Silence implies consent.
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Attack is the best form of defense.
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Better to be safe than sorry.
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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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He has hard work who has nothing to do.
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