It is better to want what you have than to have what you want.

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There is no wisdom below the girdle

There is no wisdom below the girdle

Borrowed garments never fit well.

Borrowed garments never fit well.

Winning isn't everything

Winning isn't everything

Three brothers, three fortresses

Three brothers, three fortresses

Eat - well is drink - well's brother

Eat - well is drink - well's brother

Money talks.

Nobody's perfect

Nobody's perfect

A good listener is a silent flatterer

A good listener is a silent flatterer

Everything must have a beginning.

Everything must have a beginning.

There is honor among thieves.

There is honor among thieves.

He is not an honest man who has burned his tongue and does not tell...

He is not an honest man who has burned his tongue and does not tell...

Reasonable people can differ

Reasonable people can differ

Imagination gallops; judgment merely walks

Imagination gallops; judgment merely walks

Put your best foot forward

Put your best foot forward

Rome wasn't built in a day

Rome wasn't built in a day

Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.

Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.

Keep no more cats than will catch mice

Keep no more cats than will catch mice

A watched clock never tells the time

A watched clock never tells the time

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

That awkward moment when you're making a wish on 11:11 and you get interrupted by...

That awkward moment when you're making a wish on 11:11 and you get interrupted by...

Time is not a thing that's ours to lose.

Time is not a thing that's ours to lose.