828 Traditional Proverbs / Page 35
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The secret of patience is doing something else in the meantime.682.
The shallower the brook, the more it babbles.683.
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.684.
The silent dog is the first to bite.685.
The soul is not where it lives, but where it loves.686.
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord.687.
The streets of London are paved with gold.688.
The style is the man.689.
The superior doctor prevents sickness;/ The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness;/ The inferior doctor treats actual sickness.690.
The tallest tree is rooted in the ground.691.
The time to make friends is before you need them.692.
The weakest goes to the wall.693.
The weakness of an enemy forms part of our own strength.694.
The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition.695.
The word that is heard perishes, but the letter that is written remains.696.
The wrath of brothers is fierce and devilish.697.
There are no greater promisers than those who have nothing to give.698.
There are only twenty-four hours in the day.699.
There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.700.
There is a time and place for everything.