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Unplowed fields make hollow bellies; unread books make hollow minds.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about books

A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wine

Humor is an important asset: it means understanding and self-criticism. where humor is absent, you'll find small-mindedness.

Proverbs and old sayings about humor, criticism, absent, self-control

Again and again I beg and pray of you to live merrily: should aught distress you, dismiss it from your minds.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about pray

The brain,
If you use it, you see the world as it is.
If you don't use it, you see the world as others tell you it is.

Proverbs and old sayings Romanian about mind, use, brain, world