English Proverbs

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"A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner."
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"Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst."
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"Proportion your expenses to what you have, not what you expect."
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"If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden; if you want to be happy for life, plant a tree."
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"A man is as old as he feels himself to be."
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"A full cup must be carried steadily."
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"Poor men seek meat for their stomach, rich men stomach for their meat."
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"The absent are always in the wrong."
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"Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present."
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"The greater the sinner, the greater the saint."
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224,061 3,668

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"Never love with all your heart, it only ends in breaking."
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"Danger and delight grow on one stalk."
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"He that plants trees loves others besides himself. "
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"Waste makes want."
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"Use soft words and hard arguments."
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221,152 3,670

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"Don't fall before you're pushed."
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"Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. "
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"A stumble may prevent a fall."
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