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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.
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proverbs | maxims
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...in vain is the net baited while the bird is looking on... ...in vain is the net baited while the bird is looking on...
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proverbs | maxims | stupidity
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Doctor, cure yourself! Doctor, cure yourself!
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proverbs | maxims | hypocrisy
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Youth looks forward but age looks back. Youth looks forward but age looks back.
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youth and age | proverbs | maxims | youth
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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
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youth and age | proverbs | maxims | youth
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A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it. A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it.
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parents as role models | proverbs | maxims | youth
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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.
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mothers/mothers' roles | proverbs | maxims | children
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Children are poor men's riches. Children are poor men's riches.
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children and childhood, defined | proverbs | maxims
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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.
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proverbs | maxims
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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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youth and age | proverbs | maxims | youth
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