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Cleverness Proverbs

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Sayings about Cleverness & Intelligence When luck joins in the game, cleverness scores double. ~ Yiddish Proverbs It’s good to be  clever , but not to show it. ~  French Proverbs Experience is the teacher of jesters and the intelligence of the wise. ~ German Proverbs To learn about other people is science, to learn to know yourself is intelligence . ~ Chinese Proverbs Over- intelligent people can't find friends. ~ Japanese Proverbs Truth makes the tongue smart . ~ German Proverb The best horse needs a whip, intelligent men need advice, and devout women need a man. ~ Yiddish Proverb Where there is a glut of words, there is a dearth of intelligence . ~ Indian Proverbs Experiences are the spectacles of intellect . ~ Arabian Proverbs He who has no intelligence is happy with it. ~ South African Proverbs Intelligence is the best capital. ~ German Proverb Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~ Russian Proverbs Friendship is l...

Common Sense Proverbs

Sayings about Common Sense Women and wine rid a man of his common sense . ~ Spanish Proverb Seek advice but use your own common sense . ~ Yiddish Proverb Parents can give everything but common sense . ~ Yiddish Proverb When you sweep stairs, start at the top. ~ German Proverb There's no use asking the cow to pour you a glass of milk. ~ American Proverb When the bait's worth more than the fish, it's time to stop fishing. ~ American Proverb If you put a rope around your neck, many people will be glad to drag you by it. ~ Egyptian Proverb One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it. ~ Persian Proverb Don't expect to be offered a chair when you are visiting a place where the chief sits on the floor. ~ African Proverb No one tests the depth of a river with both feet. ~ Ashanti Proverb Common sense is not so common. ~ French Proverb There are 40 kinds of lunacy, but only one kind of common sense . ~ African Proverb The co...