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Let the wise also hear and gain in learning, and the discerning acquire skill, to understand a proverb and a figure, the words of ... - MORE Let the wise also hear and gain in learning, and the discerning acquire skill, to understand a proverb and a figure, the words of the wise and their riddles.
...in vain is the net baited while the bird is looking on... ...in vain is the net baited while the bird is looking on...
Doctor, cure yourself! Doctor, cure yourself!
Youth looks forward but age looks back. Youth looks forward but age looks back.
Our youth we can have but today,
We may always find time to grow old
Our youth we can have but today,
We may always find time to grow old
A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it. A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it.
Who takes the child by the hand takes the mother by the heart. Who takes the child by the hand takes the mother by the heart.
Children are poor men's riches. Children are poor men's riches.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
Young people don't know what age is, and old people forget what youth was. Young people don't know what age is, and old people forget what youth was.
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