Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~ Chinese Proverb [16183]

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There is no such thing as an insignificant enemy. ~ French Proverb [18927]

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Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight. ~ Ashanti Proverb [19343]

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The afterthought is good, but forethought is better. ~ Norwegian Proverb [18690]

The way you prepare the bed, so shall you sleep. ~ Yiddish Proverb [18470]

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Provide for the worst; the best can take care of itself. ~ Yiddish Proverb [18193]

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Misfortunes always come in by a door that has been left open for them. ~ Czech Proverb [17780]

Keep your powder dry. ~ American Proverb [17569]

In reviling, it is not necessary to prepare a preliminary draft. ~ Chinese Proverb [17344]

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If you speak the truth, keep a foot in the stirrup. ~ Turkish Proverb [17085]

He that speaks truth must have one foot in the stirrup. ~ Turkish Proverb [16938]

Forewarned is forearmed. ~ English Proverb [16584]

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Forethought is easy, repentance hard. ~ Chinese Proverb [16583]

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Do good because of tomorrow. ~ Ghanaian Proverb [16171]

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Do not roll up your trousers before reaching the stream. ~ Kurdish Proverb [16130]

Dig a well before you are thirsty ~ Chinese Proverb [16117]

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Before one cooks, one must have the meat. ~ African Proverb [15827]

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Always keep a few irons in the fire. ~ American Proverb [15671]

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A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit. ~ German Proverb [15175]

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Where something is thin, that's where it tears.
~ Russian Proverb [19493]

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