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PROVERBS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Lindsays Grandma — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 05:58:38 GMT

1. Truth is more valuable if it takes you a few years to find it. French

2. There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. Russian

3. Coffee and love tastes better when hot. Ethiopian

4. The pen is mightier than the sword. English

5. Fall seven times, stand up eight. Japanese

6. If you can't live longer, live deeper. Italian

7. It takes a whole village to raise a child. African

8. Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori

9. Some men go through a forest and see no firewood. English

10. The tree with the most leaves will not necessarily produce juicy fruit. Brazilian

11. Begin the weave and God will give you the thread.

German

Part One

Re: PROVERBS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

DbinMD — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 11:03:57 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma

I love these, some of I have heard, others I haven't..Thank you for posting these!

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on the bay — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 11:08:31 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma -

Goodmorning!

Pretty neat.

I really like 6,8,and 9

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jeanlake — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 15:15:16 GMT

2, 10 & 11 -- love it and will take those thoughts with me throughout the day

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Mindy D — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 23:38:16 GMT

I think that Walt Whitman said #8 and so to the Maori. I wonder if Whitman picked it up from New Zealanders.

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feline groovy — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:05:43 GMT

"Children come through you but not from you."

(Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran)

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Lindsays Grandma — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:47:39 GMT

@DbinMD wrote:
@Lindsays Grandma

I love these, some of I have heard, others I haven't..Thank you for posting these!

@DbinMD ...Hi DbinMD, how was your trip?

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DbinMD — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 22:16:34 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma

Hi.. Thank you for asking. It was wonderful. We traveled a lot from Phoenix, to Sedona, to the Grand Canyon, to Las Vegas, to Laguna Beach. I would say that the most "normal" place, (pre covid standards) was Laguna Beach. You would have never known that there was a virus. Streets and restaurants were crowded and some restaurants had an hour and a half wait. There were a fair amount of people at the Grand Canyon, but it is so spread out that it was fine. I had never been there before, so I was happy to be there, but even standing behind anything, I was still scared. I had never been to Vegas before, and I never had the desire to go.. and now that I have been there, I have no desire to go back. Most everything was open there, a few hotels were closed, like the Mirage. I hope that you are doing well, and I am trying to catch up on your posts.

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Lindsays Grandma — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 07:25:00 GMT

@DbinMD...I have been living in Arizona for 18 years and have never been to the Grand Canyon. Heights are not my favorite thing and never had the desire to visit there. Now Vegas is a place I visited often, mainly for the great shows they always have there. I saw some great talented people there including Joan Rivers, a laugh a minute. Now Laguna Beach, have only been there 3 times, seems like yesterday and I loved it there. Here in AZ, Maricopa County, it is back to wearing masks and lockdown, too many new cases. I'm still posting but it's getting a bit tiresome, however, it does give me something to pass the time with.

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DbinMD — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 10:07:43 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma

I bet it was fun seeing Joan Rivers. So sad what happened to her. Maybe if I was there longer, and had the time to see shows, I might like it better. I know that Arizona has stepped back and is on lockdown. I am sure that posting can get tiresome, but I do appreciate your posts and I look forward to reading them in the morning. Take care.

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wilma — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 16:31:03 GMT

My faves are #5, 6, & 7.