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If you believe everything you read, better not read.

Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.

The reverse side also has a reverse side.

Art is the illusion of spontaneity.

Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.

To teach is to learn.

We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.

Money grows on the tree of persistence.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

It is better to be ignorant than mistaken.

If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by.

Beginning is easy - Continuing is hard.

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back an ass.

Don't stay long when the husband is not at home.

It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive disenchanted.

One kind word can warm three winter months.

Gossip about a person and his shadow will appear.

In a quarrel, the higher voiced person will win. .