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Gains Proverbs

Sayings about Gains He  gain s a great deal who loses a vain hope. ~ Italian Proverb Old age is not a joy, but death is not a gain . ~ Russian Proverb Benefits make a man a slave. ~ Traditional Proverb Friendly words gain much and cost nothing. ~ Spanish Proverb Nothing is gained without taking risks. ~ Spanish Proverb You won't gain knowledge by drinking ink. ~ Arabian Proverb The benefits you get become the debts you owe to others. ~ Arabian Proverb Where there is nothing to gain , there is a lot to lose. ~ Italian Proverb He who does not want to lend loses friends; he who lends gains enemies. ~ German Proverb With a good son-in-law you gain a son, with a bad one you lose your daughter, too. ~ Hebrew Proverb For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain . ~ Bible For the benefit of the flowers, we water the thorns, too. ~ Egyptian Proverb Gain from your opponents without sacrificing your own strength. ~ Japanese Proverb Ill gotten g...

Failure Proverbs

Sayings about Failure The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure . ~ Chinese Proverb From success to failure is one step; from failure to success is a long road. ~ Yiddish Proverb The first pancake is always a failure . ~ Russian Proverb Success has many parents, but failure is an orphan. ~ American Proverb Fail to steal the chicken while it ate up your bait grain. ~ Chinese Proverb Let the sword decide only after the plan has failed . ~ Arabian Proverb If the bread in the oven is a failure you lose a week; if the harvest is a failure you lose a year; if marriage is a failure then you lose a life. ~ Estonian Proverb A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride. ~ African Proverb It is a mistake to suppose that people succeed through success; they often succeed through failures. ~ Saying If you fail to practice your art, it will soon disappear. ~ German Proverb ...

Losing Proverbs

We know the worth of a thing when we have lost it. ~ French Proverb Look for a thing until you find it and you'll not lose your labor. ~ Chinese Proverb Seekers of art; finders of the beggar's bag. ~ French Proverb Soon found , soon lost . ~ Kenyan Proverb All the treasures of the earth can't bring back one lost moment. ~ French Proverb When the sea turned into honey, the poor man lost his spoon. ~ Bulgarian Proverb Hearts, like thieves, never give back lost things. ~ Guatemalan Proverb Wisdom is lost in a fat man's body. ~ Japanese Proverb Love is too rare to be lost on jealousy. ~ Mexican Proverb He who carries nothing loses nothing. ~ French Proverb The ass went seeking for horns and lost his ears. ~ Saudi Arabian Proverb All temptations are found in either hope or fear. ~ English Proverb Most insects are to be found near the blossoms. ~ French Guianese Proverb The very fact that we are looking for something usually stands ...