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If every one cleaned his own doorsteps,
the whole town would be clean.
ID:593
The end of faith is but the pursuit of good.
ID:652
Who chases two foxes at once will catch neither.
ID:667
Be careful of two men and guard yourself against them:
the friend of your enemy and the enemy of your friend!
ID:757
Happiness will give you courage.
ID:758
There are men who travel far to look for something that they can find in their own homes.
ID:855
The size of the cedar is measured by its shadow,
of a man by his humility.
ID:860
Advice and words will not fill an empty belly.
ID:904
Jealousy has a thousand eyes,
yet none sees properly.
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A man is bitter against those that envy him,
and is grieved if no one does.
ID:906
One would not be jealous of one's friend
if one could be like him.
ID:969
It is better to know well than to know much.
ID:1004
There are a thousand ways to do injustice
without breaking a single law.
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Three are rebels against light:
a thief, an adulterer and a bat.
ID:1140
A miser is a faithful watch-dog,
guarding the wealth of his heirs.
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Woe to him that lives as a pauper to die rich!
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Woe to him that toils all his life
to comfort his heirs by his death!
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Some people confess their mistakes to conceal their crimes.
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It is an honor to a man to admit his error.
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Who takes a wife late leaves orphans early.
ID:1388
A man's wit can be judged better by his questions
than by his answers.
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If you want to pick roses,
be not afraid that the thorns will prick you!
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Instead of being annoyed with roses that have thorns,
you should marvel at thorns encircled by roses.
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Who covers his sin with a lie is like one that tries to hide a stain on his coat with a hole in his mantle.
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The more money, the richer; the more wit, the happier.