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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
