A bird in your hand is worth more than 100 in the forest.
More Traditional Proverbs:
Lose a leg rather than life.Traditional
Do what your teacher says but not what he does.
Traditional
If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
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The best and shortest road towards knowledge of truth is Nature.
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When a child walks down the road, a company of angels goes before him proclaiming, 'Make way for the image of the Holy One.'
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He who does not have common sense at age thirty will never have it.
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