The thin end of the wedge
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That something can appear to be
small and of no particular importance - yet it can turn out to be the
beginning of a major problem.
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever
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It means that though something
beautiful may not last, the happy memory of it will live forever.
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Time heals old wounds
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The passing of time helps us to
forget things that have caused us pain or made us unhappy.
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The truth will out
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Truth about something will
eventually be discovered or made known
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Turn up like a bad penny
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Something or someone disliked just
won't go away
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Two wrongs do not make a right
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If a person does something to harm
or offend us, that's wrong. If we do something to harm them back, that's
wrong too.
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Uneasy is the head that wears the
crown
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Notable or important people are
often concerned about losing their positions.
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Waste not, want not
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If we're careful and waste nothing
we'll never go without things we need.
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The way to a man's heart is
through his stomach
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Most men love to eat so feed your
husband well and he will always love you.
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Wear out one's welcome
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One is no longer welcome, usually
because he has become a nuisance
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When poverty comes in the door,
love flies out the window
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As soon as a happily married
couple begin having financial problems and the bills pile up their love will
disappear.
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Who keeps company with wolves,
will learn to howl
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If we associate with bad
companions we, too, will become bad
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You pays your money and you takes
your chances
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A humorous way of saying that we
sometimes must trust in luck when buying something.
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Prosperity makes friends,
adversity tries them
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If you are rich and successful,
you will attract many friends, but if you should suffer hardship or have
misfortune ( adversity ), your friends will quickly depart.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
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