A young man idle, an old man needy.
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Don't dig your grave with your knife and fork.
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Use soft words and hard arguments.
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A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
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As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
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Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
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Sometimes you must be cruel to be kind.
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Don't halt before you are lame.
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Every path has its puddle.
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In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.
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You may poke a man's fire after you've known him for seven years.
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Danger and delight grow on one stalk.
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When the sword of rebellion is drawn, the sheath should be thrown away.
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We never know the worth of water 'til the well is dry.
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We are usually the best men when in the worst health.
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This is courage in a man to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.
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A full cup must be carried steadily.
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A stumble may prevent a fall.
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Don't fall before you're pushed.
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody.
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A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
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A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
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A lawyer's opinion is worth nothing unless paid for.
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The soul is healed by being with children.
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Let him make use of instinct who cannot make use of reason.
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Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present.
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He that plants trees loves others besides himself.
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Sorrow for a husband is like a pain in the elbow, sharp and short.
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