List: proverb
Simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience.
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- smooth words make smooth ways, it's not what you say, it's how you say it
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- the last drop makes the cup run over, too much of a good thing, less is more
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- the last drop makes the cup run over, too much of a good thing, less is more
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- fair words fill not the belly, food before romance
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- speak of the devil and he shall appear, speak rumours of someone and they shall appear
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- the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it, there's no time like the present, it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
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- speak of the devil
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- great men have great fondness for the sensual pleasures
proverb expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- honesty does not pay, life is unfair
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- God only knows what may happen