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Title: Proverbs
Post by: orangerevolt on July 07, 2008, 12:24:07 AM
"When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him."

"When a woman is hungry, she says, 'Roast something for the children that they may eat.'"

"One who recovers from sickness, forgets about God."

"A home without a woman is like a barn without cattle."

"Because a man has injured your goat, do not go out and kill his bull. "

"Try this bracelet: if it fits you wear it; but if it hurts you, throw it away no matter how shiny. "

"Thunder is not yet rain. "


Title: Re: Proverbs
Post by: Makini on July 21, 2008, 06:28:32 PM
I like your bracelet proverb, I like proverbs, there are so many...

Monkey doh see he own tail - 'A monkey never sees his own tail.'

Ppl where I work like to explain a situation and follow it with this '... the candle costing more than the funeral.'


- M-