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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

A poor person isn't he who has little, but he who needs a lot.

Anger without power is folly.

As fast as laws are devised, their evasion is contrived.

Charity sees the need not the cause.

God gives, but man must open his hand.

He who teaches children learns more than they do.

If you have a good friend, you don't need a mirror.

It's the whole, not the detail, that matters.

Never give advice unless asked.

Who begins too much accomplishes little.