List: proverb
Simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience.
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- people will believe something false if many agree that it is true (an example of argumentum ad populum), there's a tiger in the market
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- even fools can give good counsel
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- red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning, red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in morning, shepherds take warning
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- rich or poor, a man is a man, a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man
proverb expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to sacrifice something small in order to save something great, to lose a leg to save one's life, to kill a small bug and help a large one
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- sacrifice something small in order to save something great, lose a leg to save one's life, to let a large bug live and kill a small one
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- sacrifice something small in order to save something great, lose a leg to save one's life, let a large bug live and kill a small one
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- a good workman does not blame his tools
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- kindness begets kindness, you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step