Famous Proverbs
279 Proverbs about Plea / Page 20
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We have far greater compassion for another's misfortune than our pleasure in another's good fortune.192.
A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.193.
A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.194.
Choose a wife to please yourself, not others.195.
He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life's pleasures is like a blacksmith's bellows. He breathes, but does not live.196.
It is to please herself that the cat purrs.197.
Much pleasure and little grief is every man's desire.198.
The tulip is, among flowers, what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent, a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb, the other in its tail.199.
Little things please little minds.200.
Pleasure is nonessential.