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1.

Where ignorance is bliss it is folly to be wise.

  If one is careful with things especially money, one will not lack them when needed.

  Rumours are not baseless but have some truth in them.

  You cannot help an unwilling person beyond a certain point.

  It is better to be unaware of something that will bring unhappiness.

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2.

Where there's a will there's a way.

  Think of your own mistakes before blaming others.

  If one is determined, one will find a path to success.

  Rumours are not baseless but have some truth in them.

  There is too little of what we want and too much of what we don't want.

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3.

Talk of the devil and the devil appears.

  If one spends without thought, then one will be penniless.

  Foolish people talk a lot.

  This is said in jest when a person we have been talking about meets us.

  We cannot assume anything is ours until we actually get it.

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4.

Water is a boon in the desert, but the drowning man curses it.

  Rumours are not baseless but have some truth in them.

  There is too little of what we want and too much of what we don't want.

  It is too late to change one's mind after performing an action.

  You do me a favor and I will reciprocate.

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5.

There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.

  Foolish people talk a lot.

  We cannot assume anything is ours until we actually get it.

  There is too little of what we want and too much of what we don't want.

  You cannot help an unwilling person beyond a certain point.

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6.

The wish is father to the thought.

  It is a desire that gives birth to a belief.

  Take care when you speak lest others hear what they should not.

  A good start to a task leads to its easy and successful completion.

  It is too late to change one's mind after performing an action.

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7.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

  If you keep contact with bad people, you get spoiled.

  It is wise not to disturb things at times lest you invite trouble.

  Think of your own mistakes before blaming others.

  Foolish people talk a lot.

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