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If everyone were allowed to take from the world all her heart desired, there would be nothing left for anyone else.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about world, heart, nothing

In the world of books, the mind-set of the reader is of great importance.

Proverbs and old sayings about books, mind, world

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about real estate, world, man

For him who does not believe in signs, thre is no way to live in the world.

Proverbs and old sayings Chechen about astrology, world

What is the biggest building in the world?

A library because it has the most stories.

Riddles

What is the biggest pencil in the world?

Pennsylvania

Riddles

What is the smallest bridge in the world?

The bridge of your nose.

Riddles

When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about nation, order, peace, world

House protecting: God, bless the world and all that is therein

House protecting

God, bless the world and all that is therein.
God, bless my spouse and my children,
God, bless the eye that is in my head,
And bless, O God, the handling of my hand;
What time I rise in the morning early,
What time I...

Spells and incantations British

All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world.

Proverbs and old sayings Chinese about language, world

It is better to be kind to our neighbors than to cross the world to offer incense to our ancestors.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, world

A feather is just a delicate thing when removed from a bird because it carries the bird everywhere in the world.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about things, world

There are three things that a man must know to survive in this world: what is too much for him, what is too little, and what is just right.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about rightness, world, things, man

Home is the father's kingdom, the children's paradise, the mother's world.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about paradise, children, home, world, mother, americans

The cemeteries are filled with people who thought the world couldn't get along without them.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about thinking, world, people, americans

Look and keep silent, and if you are eating meat, tell the world it's fish.

Proverbs and old sayings about world