828 Traditional Proverbs / Page 13
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Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down.242.
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.243.
For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; for want of a horse the rider was lost.244.
Forbidden fruit is sweet.245.
Force is that which rules the actions without regulating the will.246.
Force without forecast is to little avail.247.
Forewarned is forearmed.248.
Forgive and forget.249.
Four things come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.250.
From clogs to clogs is only three generations.251.
From listening comes wisdom and from speaking, repentance.252.
From our ancestors come our names from our virtues our honor.253.
Gifts dissolve rocks.254.
Gifts make their way through stone walls.255.
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.256.
Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.257.
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.258.
Give neither counsel or salt till you are asked for it.259.
Gluttony kills more than the sword.260.
Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you'll see further.