List: proverb
Simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience.
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- words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
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- lessons from history are not far to seek
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to fail to make timely preparations, to not dig a well until one is thirsty
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- you only live once, you only have one life
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- simple is best, less is more
proverb rare term expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- many a little makes a mickle, every little helps, the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- a straw will show which way the wind blows, a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
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- don't complain until the job is finished, the end crowns the work
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- good things do not last long