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Wee Bits of Wisdom on Friendship
(and other proverbs) |
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A true friend is the best possession. |
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A little explained, a little endured,
A little forgiven, the quarrel is cured. |
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A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.
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Little boats must keep near shore
Larger ships may venture more. |
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It is wise not to seek a secret ...
... and honest not to reveal it. |
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If you would reap praise, you must sow the seeds --
Gentle words and useful deeds. |
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There is more trouble in having
nothing
to do
than in having much to do. |
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He who will not keep a penny --
shall never have many. |
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The greatest wealth is contentment with a little. |
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Quarrels never could last long
if on one side lay all the wrong. |
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Be not the first to quarrel --
nor the last to make it up. |
| Nothing dries quicker than a tear. |
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A good example is the best sermon. |
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He that would live in peace and ease
Must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees. |
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Well done is better than well said. |
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If you do what you should not
You must bear what you would not. |
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A harvest of peace is produced from a seed of contentment. |
| Wish not so much to live long, as to live well. |
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