List: proverb
Simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience.
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- there's always room for dessert, there's another stomach for dessert
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- half a loaf is better than none, even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
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- even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth, even coarse tea tastes good when freshly brewed
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- just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
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- study hard while you are young, boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
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- there isn't a moment to be wasted, every moment is precious, make hay while the sun shines
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- a poor man has no time for leisure, there is no rest for the poor
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- heaven helps those who help themselves
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- the pen is mightier than the sword
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- a jack of all trades is a master of none