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71. The well gives, but the bucket refuses.. Nigerian Proverb. The well gives, but the bucket refuses.
Nigerian Proverb

72. Hell's roof is made from lost causes.. Portuguese Proverb. Hell's roof is made from lost causes.
Portuguese Proverb

73. Men who watch their fortune grow find their houses too small.. Russian proverb. Men who watch their fortune grow find their houses too small.
Russian proverb

74. He who refuses a gift will not fill his barn.. Sierra Leonean Proverb. He who refuses a gift will not fill his barn.
Sierra Leonean Proverb

75. The wrong-headed fool who refuses counsel, will come to grief.. South African Proverb. The wrong-headed fool who refuses counsel, will come to grief.
South African Proverb

76. By pride one causes virtue to decline.. Tibetan Proverb. By pride one causes virtue to decline.
Tibetan Proverb

77. The bleating of the lamb merely arouses the tiger.. Traditional Proverb. The bleating of the lamb merely arouses the tiger.
Traditional Proverb

78. He who asks for alms blushes once; he who refuses, twice.. Turkish proverb. He who asks for alms blushes once; he who refuses, twice.
Turkish proverb

79. Who has power in his hands has no need to lie; he uses violence.. Turkish proverb. Who has power in his hands has no need to lie; he uses violence.
Turkish proverb

80. A lazy messenger is not short of excuses.. Yiddish proverb. A lazy messenger is not short of excuses.
Yiddish proverb

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