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When we Indians kill meat, we eat it all up. When we dig roots, we make little holes. When we build houses, we make little holes. When we burn grass for grasshoppers, we don't ruin things. We shake down acorns and pine nuts. We don't chop down the...

Proverbs and old sayings American about use, things

If things are not as you wish, wish them as they are.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about wish, things

Not all nice things are dear, but those that are dear are nice.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about things

Dear God: You do such wonderful things for complete strangers; why not for me?

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about things, god

If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.

Proverbs and old sayings Zen about things

People who do not mend things first will never produce something.

Proverbs and old sayings about things, people

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