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- " A bad bush is better than an open field. "
- " A bad sheerer never had a good sickle. "
- " A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. "
- " A fault that is denied once is committed twice."
- " A man's value is that which he sets upon himself."
- " A person's reputation is like his shadow--sometimes it follows and sometimes it precedes him; and sometimes it is smaller and sometimes it is bigger than him. "
- " A small fire that warms you is better than a large one that burns you."
- " A rich man has more relatives than he knows about."
- " A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. "
- " A good meal should begin with hunger. "
- " A great fortune in the hands of a fool is a great misfortune. "
- " Always talk big and you will never be forgotten."
- " All of the Earth's treasures can't bring back a lost moment."
- " Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume. "
- " Birds of a feather flock together. "
- " Everyone thinks his own burden is heavy. "
- " Friends are lost by calling too often and by not calling often enough. "
- " Fortune helps him that's willing to help himself. "
- " He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned. "
- " He that waits for a dead man's shoes may long go barefoot. "
- " In love, there is always one who kisses and one who offers the cheek. "
- "It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver."
- " I have so much to do...that I am going to bed."
- " If the doctor cures, the sun sees it; but if he kills, the earth hides it. "
- " If you want to totally avoid being deceived, get married on February 30th."
- " It would be a huge book that contained all the maybes said in a day."
- " Late is worth more than never."
- " Nothing is given as easily as advice."
- " One day is as good as two for the person who does everything in its place."
- "Nothing is as burdensome as a secret. "
- " Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet. "
- " Report makes mischiefs greater than they need to be. "
- " Skeptics are never deceived. "
- " Set your sail according to the wind."
- " The meaning is best known to the speaker. "
- " The common property donkey is the worst saddled. "
- " The only real way someone can stop criticism is to die. "
- " There are more foolish buyers than there are foolish sellers."
- " Tough times don't last, but tough people do. "
- " To want to forget something is to remember it."
- " There is no such thing as an insignificant enemy. "
- " The person who does not ask will never get a bargain."
- " To be willing is to be able."
- " When you can't find peace within yourself, there is no use looking for it somewhere else."
- " Women will believe any lie that is wrapped in praise."
- " You cannot be very smart if you have never done anything foolish."
- " When you rely too much on reason, you end up not relying enough on feeling."
- "There are no miracles for those that have no faith in them. "
- "When a blind man bears the standard, pity those who follow. "
- " When we cannot get what we love, we must love what is within our reach. "
- " Work relieves us from three great evils, boredom, vice, and want. "
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