It is worse to excuse than to offend.
More Indian Proverbs:
When you have an ass for a friend, expect nothing but kicks.Indian
You may never die before death arrives.
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Eleven persons take eleven paths.
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Better to have a diamond with a few small flaws than a rock that is perfect.
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One man cut the barrage, and a thousand people fell into the river.
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Sorrow for the death of a father lasts six months; sorrow for a mother, a year; sorrow for a wife, until another wife; sorrow for a son, forever.
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