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Live within income!

nicanorr @nicanorr (1789) • Philippines 5 Jan 13

There's a saying "how large is the buttonhole, the button is". Applying this dictum to a family income, it means spend much (buttonhole) because the family has got a big income (button). Not a few families are following this kind...

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Ignorance of the Law Excuses No One: got any comment??

cuddleme01 @cuddleme01 (2725) • Philippines 29 Jan 07

How do you find this maxim? Here in the Philippines this dictum is applied. It is actually a law here in the Philippines, embodied in our “civil code”. I presume this is also a law in the United States and in other countries....

ignorance of the law

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Should have high ambitions or lead a moderate life?

blueberries @blueberries (1143) • Australia 29 Dec 06

There is famous dictum that "they build too low who build below the sky"......It is also often said that we should keep an eye on down and out people to lead a happy life.. So should we thank to ALLAH that we are better than...

high ambitionsmoderate

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