374 Proverbs about World / Page 7
121. If a rich man dies, all the world is moved; if a poor man dies, nobody knows it.
122. The world is a pot, man but a spoon in it.
123. A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field.
124. As day breaks, the glowworms say "We've lit up the world!"
125. When I drown, the whole world drowns.
126. Who is the happiest person in the world? An unfaithful husband.
127. No matter how much the world changes, cats will never lay eggs.
128. Two things rule the world -- reward and punishment.
129. God is not without sins: He created the world.
130. A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.
131. Before you prepare to improve the world, look around your own house three times.
132. If you can command yourself, you can command the world.
133. If you stay long enough in one place the whole world passes you by.
134. If you want to go up in the world, veil ambition with the forms of humanity.
135. Killing a man to save the world, does not save the world.
136. The heart is but the beach beside the sea that is the world.
137. The world is our house. Keep it clean.
138. To pretend to satisfy one's desires with worldly goods is like using straw to put out a fire.
139. When people only talk about things they understand then a great silence will descend upon the world.
140. If there were no sighing in the world, the world would stifle.
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