The Noll's Favorite Collection of Proverbs -- Page 7
Proverb Translation

97.  Rust wastes more than use.
98.  Those who live by the sword die by the sword.
99.  Abundance like want ruins many.
100. The absent are always wrong.
101. Adversity makes a man wise not rich.
102. A good archer is known by his aim not his arrows.
103. Bacchus drowned more men than Neptune.
104. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
105. The bait hides the hook.
106. A barber learns by shaving fools.
107. There is small choice in rotten apples.
108. Danger makes men devout.
109. The mouse that has but one hole is often taken.
110. No man can serve two masters.
111. No man is so wise he cannot be deceived.
112. The oak is not felled in one stroke.

97.  Rot and rust destroy more things than use.
98.  Violence breeds violence.
99.  We put little value on things easily obtained.
100. The absent can't defend themselves or object.
101. From trouble comes experience, from experience wisdom.
102. It's not the tools you have but what you do with them.
103. You have more to fear from alcohol than the sea.
104. He puts the blame on the tools to hide his own failure.
105. There is no such thing as a free lunch.
106. Never let a trainee put a sharp knife to your throat.
107. A dilemma is the choice between two bad things.
108. You need to call upon the Lord in good and bad times.
109. Prepare for possible trouble by having alternatives.
110. Pleasing two bosses will end pleasing none.
111. A wise man should be alert to deceit and trickery.
112. Don't expect success immediately every time.

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