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Whoever teaches his son teaches not only his son but also his son's son, and so on to the end of generations.

Proverbs and old sayings about end

Water teaches us to weep, wine teaches us to sing.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about wine, water

One may teach another to speak, but none can teach another to hold his peace.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about peace

Buying teaches you to sell and earning teaches you to spend.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about commerce

Experience is the best teacher.

Proverbs and old sayings German about teachers, experience

Diligence is a great teacher.

Proverbs and old sayings about teachers

Time is a teacher.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about teachers, time

Life is a teacher.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about teachers, life

You can't become a teacher before your taught.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about teachers

You can teach other people how to learn other languages but you can't teach them how to govern themselves.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

A severely under paid hungry teacher in a renovated, well-equipped classroom, can perform just as well as a bird without feathers can do in a hanging, decorated cage.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about teachers

History is constantly teaching, but it does not find many pupils.

Proverbs and old sayings Australian about history, teaching

Be careful of the teacher you choose and the water you drink.

Proverbs and old sayings Bengali about teachers, drinking, water

A load of books does not equal one good teacher.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about teachers, books, good, good luck

He who flatters me is my enemy, who blames me is my teacher.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about teachers, enemies

Who tells me of my faults is my teacher; who tells me of my virtues does me harm.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about teachers

A teacher is someone who ploughs with his tongue to fill his little bowl with rice.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about teachers

The world is a good teacher, but it charges a huge fee.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about teachers, world, good, good luck

A teacher stands in fear of teaching.

Proverbs and old sayings French about teaching, teachers, fear