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

Quote by German Proverb

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Beauty is a good letter of introduction

Beauty is a good letter of introduction

What is sport to the cat is death to the mouse

What is sport to the cat is death to the mouse

Who receives, should thank; who gives, should be silent.

Who receives, should thank; who gives, should be silent.

An old man loved is a winter with flowers

An old man loved is a winter with flowers

The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit

The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit

It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.

It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.

When a man is happy, he does not hear the clock strike

When a man is happy, he does not hear the clock strike

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs

A good book praises itself

A good book praises itself

There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so

There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so

Don't throw away your old shoes before you have new shoes.

Don't throw away your old shoes before you have new shoes.

One does evil enough when one does nothing good

One does evil enough when one does nothing good

After Christmas comes Lent.

After Christmas comes Lent.

The cats that drive the mice away are as good as they that catch them

The cats that drive the mice away are as good as they that catch them

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an...

A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an...

An example from the monkey: the higher it climbs, the more you see of its...

An example from the monkey: the higher it climbs, the more you see of its...

Man is no man, but a wolf

Man is no man, but a wolf

If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never...

If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never...

As a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in...

As a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in...