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6 Ancient Proverbs



1. A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.. Ancient Proverb. A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.

2. Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish, he'll eat for a lifetime.. Ancient Proverb. Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish, he'll eat for a lifetime.

3. Good habits result from resisting temptation.. Ancient Proverb. Good habits result from resisting temptation.

4. Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children. We are more than the sum of our knowledge, we are the products of our imagination.. Ancient Proverb. Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children. We are more than the sum of our knowledge, we are the products of our imagination.

5. We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children.. Ancient Proverb. We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children.

6. Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly in fools.. Ancient Proverb. Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly in fools.

6 Ancient Proverbs