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William Penn wrote, "The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. Collect and learn them; they are notable measures of directions for human life; you have much in little; they save time in speaking; and upon occasion may be the fullest and safest answers
American Proverbs
The most dangerous food is wedding cake.
Never swap horses crossing a stream
A louse in the cabbage is better than no meat at all. (Pennsylvanian Dutch
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Belgian Proverb
Experience is the comb that nature gives us when we are bald.
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French Proverb
Everything passes, everything perishes, everything palls.
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At the first cup man drinks wine; at the second cup wine drinks wine; at the third cup wine drinks man. 
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