A good book praises itself

Quote by German Proverb

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Joy and sorrow are next door neighbors

Joy and sorrow are next door neighbors

Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor

Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor

Loquacity and lying are cousins

Loquacity and lying are cousins

Experience is a long road and an expensive school

Experience is a long road and an expensive school

A teacher is better than two books.

A teacher is better than two books.

To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog.

To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog.

Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.

Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.

He who borrows sells his freedom.

He who borrows sells his freedom.

In bad luck hold out; in good luck, hold in

In bad luck hold out; in good luck, hold in

Envy eats nothing but its own heart

Envy eats nothing but its own heart

There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so

There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so

Live and let live

Live and let live

Not to be ashamed of sin is to sin double

Not to be ashamed of sin is to sin double

Ambition and fleas both jump high

Ambition and fleas both jump high

Work makes free

Work makes free

Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well

Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well

Politeness is what warmth is to wax

Politeness is what warmth is to wax

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one...

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one...

If you have no money, be polite.

If you have no money, be polite.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.