A lock is meant only for honest men. ~ Yiddish Proverb [15020]

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Complain to one who can help you. ~ Slovak Proverb [16042]

When God wants to break a man's heart, he gives him a lot of sense. ~ Yiddish Proverb [19361]

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When you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both feet. ~ Chinese Proverb [19317]

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Trust in God -- but tie your camel tight. ~ Iranian Proverb [19122]

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There are forty kinds of lunacy, but only one kind of common sense. ~ African Proverb [18967]

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Seek advice, but use your own common sense. ~ Yiddish Proverb [18272]

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Parents can give everything but common sense. ~ Yiddish Proverb [18126]

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Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. ~ Ghanaian Proverb, Ashanti [18101]

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One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it. ~ Iranian Proverb [18068]

Money buys everything but good sense. ~ Yiddish Proverb [17796]

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It takes ten pounds of common sense to carry one pound of learning. ~ Persian Proverb [17452]

Hope may give a man strength, but not sense. ~ Yiddish Proverb [16998]

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Common sense hides shame. ~ Gaelic Proverb [16038]

A clear conscience is far more valuable than money. ~ Filipino Proverb [Philippines][15392]

A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it cannot cut wood. ~ Annang Proverb [15264]

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