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Do you have any proverbs you relate to the most?

Twinkle @Teekaaa (11642) • India 24 Jul

"The grass is always greener on the other side." That's exactly how I feel about my current situation. I don't mean this to say about people. I meant this to indicate situation, my own situation. To escape one situation, I...

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a quote you made up yourself

honesty and loyalty @Merliva (3540) • San Marino 12 Dec 20

well my quote is a quote my sister made and i love it so much, i could never actually stop loving this quote because its true. life being so crumple, every moment feels like living in a fantasy, just like a instrumentalist...every...

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Only in +62 Country

Udin Wardoyo @udinwardoyo (256) • Indonesia 25 Sep 20

There is the proverb 'the grass in the neighbor's yard always looks greener than the grass in your own yard' in my country. This means more or less, we always see that something that belongs to others is better than our own....

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Hot February brings the devil in the womb

Manuela Lopes @nela13 (59367) • Portugal 21 Feb 19

The weather here is really nice and warm lately and I have just read the news saying that temperatures between 21 and 26 celvious are expected during the weekend. My mom uses to say a portuguese proverb that says...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 28 Sep 16

Day 22 Proverbs 10 Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. What is a proverb? Strong’s Hebrew describes it this way: 04912. lvm mashal,...

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It Takes All Sorts to Make a World

Shiva @Shiva49 (28371) • Singapore 12 Jun 16

This proverb/idiom replays in my mind often. I comfort myself by recalling this when I see an issue/behavior that doesn’t make sense. Each individual is different and we have billions of them alive every moment. And if we take...

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Autopsy - How you live can be the reason How you die!

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 22 Apr 16

Every now and then I have some time to spare and catch up on a TV program called AUTOPSY. Its normally about the STARS of the world and the way they lived, and the reason for their death! Horrifying it seems that an AUTOPSY...

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Do you know any twisted quotations?

anaknitatay @anaknitatay (1335) • Philippines 30 Oct 12

What are twisted quotations? These are conventional or old quotations that have been changed; maybe to fit into the times, to impart different knowledge or just for humor and to throw the listener off. I have always enjoyed...

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The famous Proverb now in Jakarta is....

Ifamous @ifa225 (14468) • Indonesia 29 Sep 12

'So I must say wow, mustn't I?' or in Indonesian you will hear them like this ' Jadi gue harus bilang Wow githu looh??' The ads make this proverb so well known I hate to hear this proverb since it is sound annoying for...

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Do You Agree That Proverb Honesty Is The Best Policy Is Saying Died In Past ?

Ganesh44 @Ganesh44 (5547) • India 5 Jun 12

Dear Friends From Different Parts Of Earth .........but yes from same planet only ..... ..... I m from India ,I welcome all of you to my this discussion ........... When I was studying in school ,my school notice board...

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Favourite Proverb or Poem which keeps yoy going

yaso4u @yaso4u (502) • India 26 Dec 11

In Every ones life there will be a particular proverb or poem which comes across our mind whenever we are in uneasy situation. One among the proverb which keeps me postive and hard working is "Play until your die, let you sleep...

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What do you think about the following proverb?

camomile07 @camomile07 (1420) • Germany 30 Aug 11

Right now I've found a proverb which I didn't know until now, but it's precious so I would like to share it with everyone who wants to read it: "Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last...

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Interesting and true

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 24 Jun 11

Friends, as per Newton’s third law of motion, ‘every action has an equal and an opposite reaction’; similarly, every proverb has an equal and an opposite proverb. There always exist two sides of the same coin, please read them,...

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can you tell me about your home?

dyansfrase @dyansfrase (103) • Indonesia 16 Feb 11

my home is my palace. it's a proverb. ya, I like this proverb, similar with me. at home, i can do anything comfortable. my father painting my wall with my favourite color, white. my room is always tidy and clean.I don't like a...

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Learning a new proverb "Blood is thicker than water"

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 3 Jan 11

Gosh, I was not familiar with those terms, so I just to learn it from bit by bit. Today, at Jenny's blog, I learn this proverb, and make a search on those encyclopedia websites. It is a pretty nice term to described your personal...

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What is your favourite proverb?

Andrew O @creationhub (3066) • Malaysia 11 Nov 10

I love proverbs. They may be silly to some but to me, they are good teachers and reminders. One of my favourite is from the bible book of proverbs. It goes like this : HE WHO PASSES BY AND MEDDLES IN A QUARREL NOT HIS OWN IS...

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DoctorDidi @DoctorDidi (7018) • India 9 Nov 10

A friend in need is a friend indeed, so goes the proverb. Keeping this in mind, have you any friend ?

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Which Proverb you like ?

stylewaves @stylewaves (1060) • India 5 Nov 10

I like "Practice makes perfect" I love Newtons third law , "For Every action there is an Equal and opposite reaction" What is your favorite ?

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Idioms and Sayings

serubhai1 @serubhai1 (203) • India 9 Oct 10

Friends, From my boyhood, I came across many "wise sayings' and at different levels of age, I could make a correct idea as to what the person (whose name is now Anon), tried to say. Some were foolish, some boorish and some pearls...

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Tell One Proverb You Like more in Your Lifetime.......

umadper @umadper (947) • India 10 Apr 10

I like ---Don't put your all eggs in one basket.......your's......

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