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11. The more sorrow one encounters, the more joy one can contain.. Malayan Proverb. The more sorrow one encounters, the more joy one can contain.
Malayan Proverb

12. Whatever you teach, be brief; what is quickly said the mind readily receives and faithfully retains, while everything superfluous runs over as from a full container. Who knows much says least.. Traditional Proverb. Whatever you teach, be brief; what is quickly said the mind readily receives and faithfully retains, while everything superfluous runs over as from a full container. Who knows much says least.
Traditional Proverb

13. The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.. Zulu Proverb. The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
Zulu Proverb

14. As long as you happen to put your hand in a container full of pickles, might as well dip your whole arm in the container.. Malay Proverb. As long as you happen to put your hand in a container full of pickles, might as well dip your whole arm in the container.
Malay Proverb

15. Any wealth that takes only a market week to acquire is sure to contain in it things for which the gods will surely come to make claims.. Nigerian Proverb. Any wealth that takes only a market week to acquire is sure to contain in it things for which the gods will surely come to make claims.
Nigerian Proverb

16. The wise man shapes himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.. Chinese Proverb. The wise man shapes himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
Chinese Proverb

17. It would be a huge book that contained all the may be said in a day.. French Proverb. It would be a huge book that contained all the may be said in a day.
French Proverb

18. There is no book that contains absolutely nothing bad, and there is no book that contains absolutely nothing good.. Jewish Proverb. There is no book that contains absolutely nothing bad, and there is no book that contains absolutely nothing good.
Jewish Proverb

19. The chest contains a beehive full of pride.. Kikuyu Proverb. The chest contains a beehive full of pride.
Kikuyu Proverb

20. When a poor man gets lucky, nothing can contain him.. Sicilian Proverb. When a poor man gets lucky, nothing can contain him.
Sicilian Proverb

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