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If you have two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a lily.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about commerce, contentment

Even the white lily casts a shadow.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about shadow

Don't guild the lily.

Proverbs and old sayings Yugoslavian

The Holly and the Ivy

The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown
Of all the trees that are in the wood
The holly bears the crown
O the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing...

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Here Is Joy For Every Age

Here is joy for every age,
Every generation;
Prince and peasant, chief and sage,
Every tongue and nation:
Every tongue and nation,
Every rank and station
Hath today salvation,
Alle Alleluia.

When the...

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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about commerce, world, contentment

If you have only two pennies left in the world, with the first penny, you should buy rice to feed your family. With the second penny, say the wise Japanese, you should buy a lily. The Japanese understand the importance of dreaming...

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about commerce, family, world, contentment

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