372 Proverbs about Ants / Page 10
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Misfortunes are, in morals, what bitters are in medicine: each is at first disagreeable; but as the bitters act as corroborants to the stomach, so adversity chastens and ameliorates the disposition.182.
The wit one wants spoils what one has.183.
The monk responds as the abbot chants.184.
Every age wants its playthings.185.
Every mother-in-law is a piece of the devil's pants.186.
He that wants to keep his house clean must not let priest or pigeon into it.187.
He who has much, wants more.188.
He who wants to conquer lechery must flee from it.189.
The monk responds to the abbot's chants.190.
The one with a running nose always wants to blow someone else's.191.
When the woman wants something God quakes.192.
He who fondles you more than usual has either deceived you or wants to so.193.
He who wants content can't find an easy chair.194.
He who wants the rose must respect the thorn.195.
When a cat wants to eat her kittens, she says they look like mice.196.
He who wants fruit should not pick flowers.197.
The Blind hen, when it sees again, wants even to mount the cock.198.
If the child does not cry, the mother won't know what it wants.199.
The noblemen's quarrels can be read on the backs of the peasants.200.
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