299 Indian Proverbs / Page 12
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The spouse of a woman is a man, the spouse of a man is his livelihood.222.
The thief that is not caught is a king.223.
The tongue is safe; even among thirty teeth.224.
The tree casts its shadow on everything, even upon the woodcutter.225.
The truth is half a quarrel.226.
The voice of the poor has no echo.227.
The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth.228.
The weakest go to the wall.229.
The word of a woman is a bundle of water.230.
The world flatters the elephant and tramples on the ant.231.
The worst kind of poverty is to have many debts.232.
Theologians, dogs, and singers always disagree.233.
There are as many characters as there are individuals.234.
There are many people who can sing, but don't know the words.235.
There are only two things from which to choose: profit or loss.236.
There are three uncertainties: woman, wind, and wealth.237.
There is a great uproar made about the debt of a poor man.238.
There is enmity between to dig and to let dig.239.
There is no hand to catch time.240.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.