692 Proverbs about Want / Page 2
21. You have to take life as it happens, but you should try to make it happen the way you want to take it.
22. He that wants to eat the kernel must crack the nut.
23. He who does not want to lend loses friends; he who lends gains enemies.
24. He who wants a fire must be able to bear smoke.
25. He who wants to do a good jump must sometimes take a step back.
26. If you don't want to be deceived, you must have as many eyes as hairs on the head.
27. If you don't want to be hung yourself, blame the dog for stealing the sausage.
28. If you want equality, then go to the graveyard.
29. If you want to be old, hang yourself when you are young.
30. If you want to live long, be healthy and fat, drink like a dog and eat like a cat.
31. If you want to be strong, conquer yourself.
32. If you want to perform a good jump, sometimes you need to start by taking a step back.
33. He who wants what God wants of him will lead a free and happy life.
34. Nothing so visible than what you want to hide.
35. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
36. People want to avoid the dew before they become wet.
37. What one has, one doesn't want, and what one wants, one doesn't have.
38. Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.
39. He who wants to be happy must stay at home.
40. The frog wanted to be an ox and swelled up until he burst.
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