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A proverb, (from the Latin proverbium), is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which expresses a truth, based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. They are often metaphorical. A proverb that describes a basic rule of conduct may also be known as a maxim. If a proverb is distinguished by particularly good phrasing, it may be known as an aphorism.

❝Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.❞ [+]

❝Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.❞ [+]

❝You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.❞ [+]

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