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Persons of little learning are always talkative.
A noisy dog is not fit for hunting.
Fine gold in the hands of the unthrifty is of no value.
Happiness is desired by all.
Better is the hatred of the wise than the friendship of fools.
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Even gold is a thing of nought to the generous.
Without manure the growing grain will not yield a good crop.
The hand helps the legs and the legs help the hands.
The father acquires wealth, the son destroys it.
The right hand helps the left and the left the right.
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Grief and joy are a revolving wheel.
The tongue having no bone will turn any way.
The dead dog will bite no more.
A dog has nothing to do, and no time to rest.
Do not step down unless you know the depth.
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Habits contracted in the cradle cleave to one till he goes to the burning ground.
Train a boy strictly, but a girl kindly.
The hand that is ready to steal bran will be ready to steal money also.
A house consumes standing still, an elephant when moving.
Heaven is the help of the helpless.
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The friendship of two depends on the forbearance of one.
The friendship of the base is dangerous.
The heart of one void of compassion is harder than iron.
On the death of an elephant the tusk remains, on the death of a tiger the skin.
By concealing one fault another may arise.
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The horse knows his rider, and a wife her husband.
Youthful education will prove beneficial.
A burnt cat shuns the fireplace.
Disgrace will attach to a king who has not a competent person near him.
A true friend is the nectar of life.
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Extreme hunger will induce a man to break through a stone wall and steal.
A good husband may have a bad wife, and a bad husband may have a good wife.
A hypocrite is worse than a demon.
Hunger cannot be satisfied by eating froth.
Black will not become white, nor bitter sweet.
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Wisdom gives wealth and honor.
Beauty will sit and weep, fortune will sit and eat.
Ignorance is better than imperfect knowledge.
The temple girl who could not dance said that the hall was not large enough.
A jungle inhabited by fierce tigers is better than a country ruled by a cruel tyrant.
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A little indolence will bring great sorrow.
Earth in the mouth of the dead, and rice in the mouth of the living.
The distinction of big and little does not apply to snakes.
Though the cow gives a large pot of milk, it is not equal to the horse in speed.
Indolence changes nectar into poison.
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Indolence in youth will bring poverty in old age.
Indolence leads to poverty, inaction to ignorance.
Modesty is the ornament of a woman.
Wisdom is regulated by knowledge, good conduct by love.
Indulgence in the parent is not good for the child.
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Industry in youth will support one in old age.
The friendship of foes is like fire concealed in smoke.
Learn the future by looking at things past.
What gift is there that equals the gift of food.
Many will find fault with a house newly built.
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A good disposition is the best treasure.
When there is wealth, there is power.
Freedom from sickness is true happiness, and competence is true riches.
Build a small house, and live thriftily.
The more a well is drawn, the better the spring.
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The friendship of a brother-in-law lasts while one's sister lives.
A large family gives beauty to a house.
Instruction is wealth, and learning is fame.
Though a king, he is the son of his mother.
A tight knot cannot be formed in a thick rope.
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If apart, long friendship, if together, the least touch will provoke hatred.
He that increases knowledge increases sorrow.
Thoroughly acquired knowledge does not fail.
He who is truthful may be the enemy of many.
Sell what you have and buy what is really good.
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A wife gives beauty to a house.
A silent dog will bite the heels.
A decaying family will not listen to advice.
Learning is more substantial than accumulated riches.
Friendship is stronger than close relationship.
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A king and a snake are alike.
The fowl is not aware of its danger before it is caught.
A king without a good counsellor is like a wayfaring man who is blind.
He is a friend who aids in adversity.
Learning acquired in youth is an inscription on stone.
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The labor of the field brings grain.
Even a king will approve of wise men.
The distress of famine is worse than that of fire.
The sound of the bell is heard before the elephant makes its appearance.
Even a dog is king in his own place.
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Many drops make a great flood.
Where there is no labor, there is no profit.
Learning can suffer no damage.
A leader not virtuous is worthless.
Gambling and boasting end in sorrow.
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The frog perishes by its own mouth.
Love is all-important, and it is it's own reward.
Frauds and tricks will destroy reputation.
Ripe fruit falls of itself.
The exterior is the mirror of the interior.
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Feel for others as you feel for yourself.
Pour in liquor and draw out the secret.
A garment not worn is a prey to moths.
Dreams of bliss and premature wisdom are not lasting.
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He who leads a useless life will die a miserable death.
Ripe fruit does not remain on the branch.
When fortune smiles one may reign as a king.
Food without hospitality is medicine.
The fire of lust is more fierce than a smoking fire.
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When fishermen work together, many fish can be caught.
A bed free from anxiety is the most agreeable of all things.
The more a fig is opened, the greater will be the number of worms found.
If you break open a fig, you will see cavities here and there.
A weeping man and a smiling woman are not to be trusted.
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Flies swarm where there is honey.
Dirt will remove dirt, reproach will overcome reproach.
The water of a well always drawn springs up afresh.
Little fish are the prey of great fish.
Where love reigns the impossible may be attained.
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A resolute man cares nothing about difficulties.
The elephant and tiger are afraid of fire.
Excuses are of no avail before God.
Exertion is a manly quality.
The food earned by the plough is sweeter than that obtained by serving others.
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Teachers without moral rules are vain.
Kindness, wealth and self-restraint are essentials.
Though fools are told a thousand times the thing is useless.
A drunkard and a mad man are alike.
A single finger cannot snap.
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If you caress a dog, he will lick your mouth.
Gently flowing water will hollow even a rock.
He who listens to the advice of women is a fool.
No fire in the hearth, no bran in the mouth.
The faults of a mother are visited on her children.
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Although cold water be heated, it will quench fire.
When food fails, the five senses fail.
He who has studied himself is his own master.
When food or grain is scarce, all is scarce.
If favored by fortune medicine will take effect in due time.
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A file will cut a file, diamonds cut diamonds.
Neither child unchastized nor mustache untwirled will be right.
Anger ends in cruelty.
A secret known to one may spread through the world.
Anchor a ship with reference to the wind.
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When there is dew there is no rain, when fruit is ripe there is no blossom.
A family divided against itself will perish together.
A family out of debt is out of danger.
In the world the low are the victims of the high.
The habits of early life will never be forgotten.
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Before the big hammer strikes one, the little hammer strikes two.
That is happiness which springs from virtue.
He who feeds on leaves knows not the flavor of fruit.
Beauty without chastity, a flower without fragrance.
Whether you tread on fire wittingly or unawares, it will burn you.
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If there be flour, cakes may be baked.
When entertainment is discontinued friendship ceases.
Even a wall may have ears.
Experience is knowledge that makes not ashamed.
There are endless ways to lead to death.
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He who approves evil is guilty of it.
Even an elephant may slip.
One grain suffices to test a whole pot of boiled rice.
Faith in medicine makes it effectual.
It may yield a large pot of milk, but a cow that destroys the roof is never wanted.
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A crocodile cares not whether the water is deep or shallow.
A restless cow gets milked by force, and a gentle cow gets milked with kindness.
If rice is thrown on the roof, a thousand crows will come.
Although the rat may cry and lament, the cat will not relinquish its hold.
Divine favor is common to all, material wealth is not.
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Wealth without learning is like beauty without chastity.
A crowd of people in a marketplace is like a puppet show.
Distance promotes close friendship.
Disclose not your defects even to a friend.
The future crop is known in the germ.
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Vice will not conquer virtue.
A country without a king, a family without a head.
A woman is young till she bears a child , and cloth is new till it is washed.
As vice wanes, virtue waxes.
He who pursues a vicious course will try to lead others into the same.
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Chastity is a feminine grace.
Water at a distance is not available in an emergency.
A wealthy family is not exposed to danger.
The weeping child will gain strength.
Mere rumors have neither head nor foot.
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A weapon not kept polished will become rusty.
Dignity gains approval, meanness entails loss.
Separation secures manifest friendship.
Children who do their duty unprompted are as a life-preserving remedy.
Consistency of action is the measure of greatness.
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Though a still-born child is brought forth, there is no escape from the midwife's fee.
The mouth of the slanderer is as fire exposed to the wind.
Virtue is superior to rank.
The fate of the lamb is that of its dam.
An enemy's envy is his own punishment.
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An unpiloted vessel will not sail.
A child that eats well thrives.
A crying child obtains milk.
The confession of a fault removes half its guilt.
One day blame, another day praise.
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There is no bone in a slanderous tongue.
In the house where rice is pounded for sale, there is not enough to feed a corpse.
Undeserved punishment is better than deserved punishment.
Virtue is the support of dignity.
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When mature and on the wing, all birds will look after their own food.
Ignorant children are not better than calves.
The comfort of the bed is not experienced by the mattress.
A coconut shell full of water is an ocean to an ant.
A cat is called a domestic tiger, and the king of rats.
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Virtue, wealth, and pleasure are not common to all.
Excessive desire entails great loss.
The tears of the poor are as sharp swords.
A village doomed to ruin profits not by repeated precaution.
A good bullock requires but one blow, and a good woman only one word.
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Neglect not a work in which you are skillful.
Avoid the house of a prostitute.
Joy and grief must be regulated by moderation.
The property of food is the support of life.
A secret that should be concealed in the mind is uttered by a fool.
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Cakes are baked in a chatty, steeped rice is flattened in a mortar.
The whole village is mother to the motherless.
A vicious bullock will not be brought to market.
The whole town is friendly to a physician.
Time goes, words remain a ship goes, the shore remains.
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Every one is responsible for his own actions.
The word of the destitute does not reach the assembly.
Delay will lead to ruin.
The value of father is known after his decease, that of salt when exhausted.
Look at the work before you pay the hire.
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He who takes care of his property will not be robbed.
The secular and the sacred are both necessary.
Believe not all you hear, tell not all you believe.
Beauty and ugliness are in the face.
When the mouth opens, lies come forth.
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If in excess even nectar is poison.
There is no tree that cannot be bored by a beetle.
An elephant is not affected by sunshine or rain.
Look at the mother before you take her daughter in marriage.
A double tongue will slip.
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The mother of a second child is midwife to the mother of a first child.
The defects in the eyelashes are not apparent to the eye.
Though a bird is hungry, it will not eat poisonous berries.
Kicking against thorns will cause pain.
Austerity is an ornament, humility is honorable.
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He who knows one thing does not know all things.
Even a monkey will not stay in a village divided against itself.
As is the mother such is the child, as is the yarn such is the cloth.
He who possesses no property is but half a man.
Though the heavy rain is over, the dropping from the trees continues.
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A kind word is better than a harsh one.
The moon shines even in the house of the outcast.
An old thief will one day be caught.
The miser will not prosper.
A river never flows straight.
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Anger first, and pity afterwards.
The more a ball is struck, the more it rebounds.
The scorpion stings him who helps it out of the fire.
A time for adversity, and a time for prosperity.
He who helps another in his misfortune becomes his master.
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Even old straw may be of use sometime or other.
A mirror reflects whatever is before it.
By the continual creeping of ants a stone will wear away.
If one throws stones into mud, his own clothes get spattered.
He who is weeping has no pride.
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Poison is the medicine of poison.
The number drowned in alcohol is in excess of those drowned in water.
The prosperity of the ship owner is at the mercy of the wind.
Demons strike the timid.
A good story badly told soon loses its effect.
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Death may occur at six, or at a hundred years of age.
Mere weapons are ineffective.
The owl is small, its screech is loud.
The sleep of a child is advantageous to the mother.
A young snake is more poisonous and vigorous than an old one.
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Oppressors sleep not day or night.
The sick person knows the intensity of his suffering.
A prudent youth is superior to a stupid old man.
A slip of the tongue is worse than that of the foot.
Abstinence is the best medicine.
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He who listens to the words of a woman will be accounted worthless.
Sleep is unconscious of enjoyment.
Momentary pleasure is inferior pleasure.
The sands of a river cannot be counted.
You may kill even a cow that aims to kill you.
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Continued uncertainty leads to war.
Simplicity is the ornament of a woman.
Pay at once, delay is bad.
Ill-gotten wealth and illicit pleasure are both bad.
The ship goes, the port remains.
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A slanderer and a snake each have two tongues.
He who planted the tree will water it.
By continually urging, the work undertaken may be completed.
The parrot will utter what it is taught.
Persons of imperfect learning have no reputation.
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Though golden slippers, they must be put on the feet.
A cow eats moving, a horse eats standing.
An ignorant man is despised even by women.
If a woman be chaste she may live in the street of the harlots.
The poverty of the learned is better than the wealth of the unlearned.
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Persons of little learning are always talkative.
Persons of imperfect learning have no reputation.
Do not ask advice of the ignorant.
The accountant is clever at numbers, but he is ignorant of his own accounts.
The sick person knows the intensity of his suffering.
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When a neighbor's roof is in flames one's own is in danger.
Form your plans before sunrise.
A cracked pot will hold sugar.
If in the pot, it will come into the spoon.
He whose skin itches will scratch.
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As countries differ, their languages differ also.
Sell what you have and buy what is really good.
The fruit of a tree will fall at its foot.
Separation secures manifest friendship..
A tribe associates with its own tribe, and goats follow their own kind.
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A good tree yields not poisonous fruit, nor a poisonous tree good fruit.
The word of the destitute does not reach the assembly.
A kind word is better than a harsh one.
The branch of one tree will not stick to another.
Time must elapse before one can get a good name.
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The day of birth leads to death.
No matter how long one may live, the day of death will come.
Time is better spent in austerities than in vanity.
Property not looked after perishes.
A prostitute knows how to deprive one of his money.
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Great anger is more destructive than the sword.
An unsubmissive youth is useless.
When the lofty trees are felled, the remaining trees look tall.
A bamboo staff is the king of a vicious snake.
When accounts are examined, difficulties arise.
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Truth prevails, falsehood kills.
A harsh word is more painful than a blow.
When anger ceases, revenge ceases.
Destiny and exertion must go together.
The greater the inordinate desire, the greater the loss.
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If the anvil is good, the work will be good.
It is not good to unpack in an open place.
Popular agitation leads to justice.
Saying is easy, but doing is difficult.
A promise breaker is in the wrong way.
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Beauty is found only in one of a thousand.
When the truth is told, everyone takes it ill.
A calf that goes with a pig will eat excrement.
An unchastized bullock will not obey.
Take care that you walk with your eyes open.
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The river carries away him who cannot swim.
The sun goes down on the hungry, and also on those who eat their rice and milk.
A scepter of justice is the beauty of a king.
A harsh word is more painful than a blow.
Even a dog is king in his own place.
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If you caress a dog, he will lick your mouth.
A dog has nothing to do, and no time to rest.
The dead dog will bite no more.
A silent dog will bite the heels.
A noisy dog is not fit for hunting.
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The tail of the sheep is proportioned to its size.
If the hire be diminshed, the work will be spoiled.
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