The cuckoo comes in April, and stays the month of May; sings a song at midsummer, and then goes away.
More Traditional Proverbs:
You cannot be lost on a road that is straight.Traditional
Nature surpasses nurture.
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A bird in hand is better than two in the bush
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A dog that intends to bite does not bear its teeth.
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There are two kinds of error blind credulity and piecemeal criticism. Never believe a word without putting its truth to the test discernment does not grow in laziness and this faculty of discernment is indispensable to the Seeker. Sound skepticism is the necessary condition for good discernment but piecemeal criticism is an error.
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Nip it in the bud.
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