Egyptian proverbs for playing the Aphor Game

Primary sources of these proverbs are from the web. They have been filtered through Grammarly and adjusted for easier application to the Aphor Game for the invention of new ideas.

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1. A baby goose becomes a great swimmer.
2. A back is not broken by work.
3. A basket has handles for carrying.
4. A beating does not improve a man.
5. A bird in the hand can be useful.
6. A borrowed coat makes you look like a vagabond.
7. A frizzy-haired woman will boast of her grandmother’s beautiful curls.
8. Other’s eyes will see a frown on a brow.
9. A gold chain around your neck can be comfortable or not.
10. An inner conscience will replace external coercion.
11. A loss lived with is more stable than a longed-for victory.
12. A loudmouth will broadcast your faults.
13. A man with one ear can be given hope.
14. A man’s world is what he sees.
15. A miser lets his collectings degenerate to dust.
16. A miserable person will cure his problems, or he won’t.
17. A new broom is ready for good work.
18. A person’s character succeeds or fails at crisis points.
19. A ship with two captains is about to sink.
20. A solution is helpful in proportion to its need.
21. A student who pays close attention wants to learn.
22. A thief guards his money against people like himself.
23. A true believer will donate his last penny.
24. A tyrant is a slave in command.
25. A well-dressed mannequin looks sexy.
26. A wolf in a sheep’s wool is still a wolf.
27. A woman who doesn’t love her husband’s possessions doesn’t love him.
28. Admitting your friend is right feels good to both of you.
29. Almost every problem has a solution.
30. Alone with a great book is a beautiful evening.
31. Altruism is the habitual action of a person who values humanity.
32. An idle man will never collect honors.
33. An onion shared creates a friend.
34. An organization needs a dependable foundation.
35. An unprepared student will erase the blackboard and sit down.
36. Ancient Greece greets us for breakfast.
37. Angels scare devils away.
38. Be compliant until you can command.
39. Beauty always has a conspicuous flaw.
40. Belief in fantasy fosters a distorted relationship with reality.
41. It’s better to have a warm welcome than an invitation to lunch next year.
42. Borrowing hurts; paying back hurts more.
43. By joining a cause, you acquire friends.
44. By joining a cause, you gain convictions.
45. By publicly challenging your enemy, you double his motivation to fight.
46. Checking out a friend’s credit rating converts friendship into transactions.
47. We can pack close friends tightly for a while.
48. Debauchery will not quench thirst or quell anxiety.
49. Don’t pull your blanket up so far that you expose your feet.
50. Eat his breakfast before he eats your lunch and dinner.
51. Encounter your enemy when you are hungry but never in pajamas.
52. Even a donkey can learn something.
53. Even a great fire soon comes to ashes.
54. Even diamonds change with age.
55. Even sea birds nest on land.
56. Former habits guide every action.
57. Every man must dance to the rhythm of his time and place.
58. Every mother sees her child as perfect.
59. Every new proverb is a potential revelation.
60. Every organ must work, or they all will fail.
61. Every room in a house brings its unique pleasure.
62. Everyone adapts to the world where they live.
63. Everyone has good excuses to protect their failures.
64. Everything is dull to dullards.
65. Nature’s laws ordain everything.
66. Evil will entangle, but goodness will liberate.
67. Exercise generates health.
68. Experience is the ultimate teacher.
69. Exposed fools like to expose other fools.
70. False ambition stiffens the neck.
71. For everything you get, there is a price that you must pay.
72. Give your lover some time for themselves.
73. You must bury grain for it to live again.
74. Guilty people when confronted fake honesty.
75. Happy women sing while they work.
76. Having a beautiful mind makes a beautiful face.
77. Having money stimulates desiring things more expensive than you need.
78. He became wiser as his hair got whiter.
79. He’s a beggar pretending to be rich.
80. Healing wounds demand attention.
81. Heaven lived in alone is Hell.
82. Helplessness is humiliating.
83. Hide the sources of your gift.
84. Human consciousness is a myth.
85. I curse my child, but I’ll hate you if you agree with me.
86. I let him in, and he came in with all his problems.
87. I was observing the snake when a scorpion struck my leg.
88. Idiots squander what money they have.
89. If you love honey, only eat a little, or you will soon feel loathing for it.
90. If you must trust men, find ones who want the same tasks completed.
91. If you search for the laws of nature, you will find valuable ideas.
92. If you try, I, too, will try.
93. If you are starving, an onion is a feast.
94. Images are nearer to reality than words.
95. In everything, it is the doing that brings pleasure.
96. In his place, a worm is a warrior.
97. It is terrible to wish to please another and fail.
98. It’s a subtle touch of the steersman that guides the ship.
99. Judge by the motivation, as no one knows the results.
100. Keep fools away from your wife.
101. Knowledge is understanding how reality works.
102. Learn to be polite by observing a coarse person’s mistakes.
103. Leave the fools to wallow in their foolishness.
104. Liars have big mouths and weak legs.
105. Love and true wisdom merge in time.
106. Love multiplies happy moments and divides grief.
107. Make a living however you must.
108. Many good things end with the dawn.
109. Money is a universal balm.
110. Natural selection demonstrates which behaviors solve problems.
111. Never follow a thief or saint into their house.
112. Never forget that survival requires food and friends.
113. No one runs on one leg.
114. One hand doesn’t clap; it slaps.
115. One man’s disaster is another’s windfall.
116. One who cooks with poison tastes their dinner.
117. Our senses observe and report what they encounter.
118. Pay attention to your motivations but guide them toward good behavior.
119. Your peace is based on foresight and caution.
120. People expose their weakness by covering it.
121. Prejudices destroy one’s ability to see clearly.
122. Put a rope around your neck to discover who will hang you.
123. Recognize how your past manifests through your actions.
124. Sages freely give what they have to help humanity grow.
125. See the future of a young woman by knowing her mother.
126. Seeing the problems of your friends makes your problems appear more manageable.
127. Seek what you need with enthusiasm, and revel in it when you discover it.
128. Sex lasts for a moment, but contentment is eternal.
129. Slicker than greasy cat shit.
130. Suffering in search of truth gives true added value to the truth.
131. Teaching is an awakening of the consciousness of meaning.
132. Tell the world what you love, and ignore what you hate.
133. The accomplishment of a good deed trumps a thousand good wishes.
134. The bad student’s excuse is erasing the blackboard.
135. The funeral shroud does not need pockets.
136. The most intense feeling while owning a possession is fear of its loss.
137. The man who marries my mother, I call my uncle.
138. The most desired possession is always out of reach.
139. The only thing between an onion and its peel is stink.
140. The roads to wisdom are through the study of forethoughts.
141. The rooster dies, clinging to his perch.
142. The roots of popular beliefs must be dug up and examined.
143. The scattered wheat won’t grow where wild grass won’t grow.
144. The seed reveals itself through growing.
145. The tongue ties more knots than it unravels.
146. The water may hide a rock from a diving swimmer.
147. The wedding guests go home alone.
148. There is a weak relationship between cost and usefulness.
149. There is always hope for a better future.
150. Those who don’t know will make a good-sounding story.
151. To be at sea in a ship puts you at risk of sinking.
152. To have peace between us, we must have a common enemy.
153. To have roses, we must grow thorns.
154. Too much of our silence annoys others.
155. True beauty goes clear to the bone.
156. Two pennies clinking in your pocket can give a little cheer.
157. Under every leader’s hat is a monkey with a human face.
158. Underneath every beautiful face are problems.
159. Understanding requires paying attention.
160. We all agreed it was light but named it a different color.
161. What has not been discovered is more significant than what has been discovered.
162. When anything valuable begins to fall, the scavengers come out.
163. When you follow your passion, you will always be in the right.
164. When you see an advantage, dare to take it.
165. Whoever plays with a cat will get scratched.
166. Why don’t good deeds receive praise rather than punishment?
167. Wicked and naughty people die young.
168. Without errors, there is no discovery.
169. Without your body, there is no you.
170. You can never fully understand your neighbor’s problems.
171. You can’t hide beauty or ugliness.
172. You can’t see the tree in the seed.
173. You must enjoy your own joys, or your life will be devoid of joy.
174. You must have moments of peace of mind to assemble your wisdom.
175. You must inject wisdom like medicine to make people healthy.
176. You must know your student’s needs to teach them.
177. You must perceive reality before you can understand it.
178. You want what you want, but reality does what it does.

Covid logarithmic chart 2021-12-25

I have been making this chart every five days for almost two years and its usefulness has now been supplanted by many other better sites. For visualizing the COVID-19 – Omicron pandemic Information Is Beautiful , WORLDOMETER , and CDC. Go to Timeline of Omicron from Wikipedia and for an excellent overview article go to Wikipedia’s Omicron variant. A good personal response is to avoid people as much as possible, get up to date on Covid vaccinations and get the Omicron vaccination when it becomes available in March. Unfortunately, the Omicron variant is spreading so fast and thoroughly that everyone will have been exposed by the end of 2022. It appears that having a complete vaccination routine will provide much better protection than having had the disease naturally. Also, the vaccination kills very few people, and having Covid has already killed millions.

Covid logarithmic chart 2021-12-25 – JPG

Covid logarithmic chart 2021-12-25 – GIF

The world population of 7916 million humans has had 280 million cases of COVID-19, which equals 3.5% who have been acknowledged to have had the disease. Perhaps double that many have had the disease but were not counted, and perhaps three times as many. In that case, there would have been 10% who have had Covid, but unfortunately, that leaves 90% who have not had it and therefore do not have any immunity unless they have had vaccinations for Covid.
Because the Omicron is so infectious, the only way to avoid getting the disease and dying before next New Year, with over 1% chance of dying a horrible death because of not being able to breathe, is to get the vaccine. If you want to practice dying that way, you can practice right now by trying to hold your breath for two minutes.
Do the Covid breath test and see if you want to experience that for a couple of hours until you die.

Japanese proverbs for playing the Aphor game

Primary sources of these proverbs are from the web. They have been filtered through Grammarly and adjusted for easier application to the Aphor Game for the invention of new ideas.

Wikipedia – Wikiquote – No Sweat Shakespeare – Learn Japanese 123 – Tsunagu – Coto Academy

1. A bad wife leaves generations of torment.
2. A bat will rule in a village without birds.
3. A berry falls to its roots and grows there.
4. A bird leaves the nest in clean condition.
5. A blind man can control a crowd with the right message.
6. A frog in a well does not know the greatness of the sea.
7. A kite breeding a hawk brings failure.
8. A once-in-a-lifetime meeting deserves to create pleasant memories.
9. A passionate monk for three days, then quits.
10. A samurai, even when he’s starving, conspicuously uses his toothpick.
11. A spring evening is more pleasurable than fondling gold coins.
12. After a storm, the typical weather feels calm.
13. After the storm, the mud hardens, and we live again.
14. After three years of sitting on a rock, everything will be comfortable.
15. An apprentice near a temple will sing the songs untaught.
16. An open mouth spouting nonsense will never close.
17. Anyone can make a mistake, and everyone does.
18. At night, the rocks are always darkest at the foot of the lighthouse.
19. Big similarities with small differences provoke controversy.
20. Causes bring results, and bad causes bring bad results.
21. Clear sky is the time to cultivate, and rainy days are for reading.
22. Companions eat meals from the same iron pot.
23. Counting valuable furs before they’ve been caught is frivolous.
24. Don’t feed the bride your mother’s eggplants.
25. Don’t forget our original intention and waste time dithering.
26. Don’t poke a bush because a snake lying there might like it.
27. Due to the presence of fools, wise people stand out in the rain.
28. Dust, when piled high, will be called a mountain.
29. Duty is heavier than a mountain, and death is lighter than a feather.
30. Even a fool has a talent; often, it’s begging.
31. Even monkeys fall from trees and birds from the sky.
32. Even the dirt underneath the master’s fingernails is holy.
33. Even the fish sometimes get swept away by the river.
34. Even the head of a rotting sardine can become holy with devotion.
35. Even the mutterings of a man fallen into a well are remembered.
36. Fall seven times, stand up eight if you are a slow learner.
37. Fish for hard-to-catch trout with easy-to-catch shrimp as bait.
38. Forgive and forget, and be reminded tomorrow to do it again.
39. Giving birth to a baby is more manageable than agonizing about it.
40. Hard work brings pleasures, but pleasures bring hard times.
41. Health-creating medicine can be bitter in the mouth.
42. Hide your head but fail to hide your butt and the tiger eats you.
43. I prayed into a horse’s ear, which annoyed him, and he kicked me.
44. I’ll help you give your gold coins to that howling cat.
45. If a fish doesn’t pollute the water, the water won’t pollute the fish.
46. If you do not subdue the tiger’s mother, you will not catch her cub.
47. If you see a mistake, fix it.
48. In life, there are hardships, and there are delights.
49. It is the unrecognized reliable person that holds up the house.
50. It is useless to lecture on Confucius’ Analects to a dog.
51. It is your life whether we spend it crying or laughing.
52. Jumping from a cliff means you are all in and usually get hurt.
53. Laughter and smiles will bring happiness but frowns drive it away.
54. Let the water flow if you can’t use it.
55. Let the winds of tomorrow blow tomorrow, today we prepare.
56. Luck exists in gathering the leftovers.
57. Not knowing and not caring that you don’t know is Buddha’s way.
58. Not seeing a flower can be as beautiful as seeing one.
59. Observe beauty everywhere, in flowers, birds, winds, and Moon.
60. One man’s fault and failure are another’s lessons and tests.
61. One who chases after two rabbits won’t catch either.
62. People seek to avoid the rain before they become wet.
63. Strong drink reveals the hidden character of a man.
64. Tap on a stone bridge with a long stick before crossing it.
65. The cherry blossom is the most beautiful flower; the warrior is the most masculine man.
66. The creative person has the soul of a three-year-old until a hundred.
67. The gestures of the face and eyes are the entrances to the soul.
68. The hawk with talent hides its talons.
69. The more ridiculous the child, the more cherished it is.
70. The mouth is the source of most disasters.
71. The nail that pokes up gets hammered down.
72. The neighbor’s lawn is green.
73. The only cure for stupidity is death.
74. The thriving hawk hides its talons under feathers.
75. The weak are meat the strong eat.
76. The work now and the festival later.
77. The world is out of your control beyond your reach.
78. There is hope in a dragon’s head and sorrow in a snake’s tail.
79. Three people gathering can create wisdom.
80. Time flies like an arrow and crawls like molasses.
81. Too long for sandals and too short for skis.
82. Trying to kill a bull by straightening his horns will teach a fool something.
83. Wake from near-death is to return to an appreciation of life.
84. Water spilled on the ground will not return to the bottle.
85. We eat rice and pity the bugs that survive on bitter knotweed.
86. When hunger strikes, dumplings are preferred to flowers.
87. When the country is in ruins, there are still mountains and rivers.
88. When visiting a village, obey the village laws.
89. Wisdom of age protects better than the shell of a tortoise.
90. With many tiny blows, a giant is brought down.
91. With most subjects, ten people will have ten opinions.
92. Work, not hope, moves mountains.
93. You become a fool when you haggle with a fool.
94. You cannot quarrel without an opponent equal to yourself.
95. You might as well rob a bank as a bum.

Mexican proverbs for playing the Aphor game

Primary sources of these proverbs are from the web, but they have been filtered through Grammarly and adjusted by me for easier application to the Aphor game of creation of new ideas.

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1. A bird in the hand is worth more than a hundred overhead. 
2. A cat with gloves won’t catch many mice. 
3. A dog that doesn’t go out doesn’t bring a bone home. 
4. A dog that is barking isn’t biting. 
5. A fearful lady does not travel on an ornery donkey. 
6. A foot that doesn’t stink is a god.
7. A golden cage is still a prison if it doesn’t have a door.
8. A good musician can make music with one string. 
9. A jealous lover becomes a neglectful spouse. 
10. A man feels as old as the woman he’s with.
11. A man forewarned is equal to an army. 
12. A person born to be a flower pot will sit in the window.
13. A proud cock will crow even on a dungheap. 
14. A Saint’s patience has concealed limits. 
15. A secret between two is a secret; between three is news.
16. A steady little by little goes far. 
17. A steady step goes further than a sprint that tumbles. 
18. A tree grown twisted will never give straight lumber. 
19. A working ant does more than a sleeping ox. 
20. Actions accomplish more than words. 
21. An old friend is the best mirror. 
22. Annoying words fall on deaf ears. 
23. As you see yourself, I once saw myself; I too was once young and wise.
24. Be careful to talk without hairs of deceit on your tongue. 
25. Be careful what you wish for, as it often becomes a reality. 
26. Better alone than with filthy friends. 
27. Breed crows, and they will peck out your eyes.
28. Cemeteries are full of greedy people saving their stuff. 
29. Cheap stuff costs more than it’s worth.
30. Choose a person who adores you as if you are a god. 
31. Clean accounts create long relationships. 
32. Cleanliness is the only luxury of the poor. 
33. Clearly expressed agreements are like chocolate served thick. 
34. Corpses and annoying guests stink. 
35. Do it right the first time, or do it again. 
36. Do not refuse your body what it needs. 
37. Don’t ask God to give you anything; ask what you need to do.
38. Don’t put off doing today what you can’t do tomorrow. 
39. Envious people never compliment; they only choke and swallow. 
40. Every act of creation is an act of eternal and unrequited love. 
41. Every chapel has its unique celebration! 
42. Everyone knows their onion makes them cry. 
43. Everyone knows when they bite their tongue.
44. Everyone makes firewood of a fallen tree.
45. Failure is not the student’s fault but the one who taught him poorly.
46. False hope kills more frequently than bitter truth.
47. Fantasy must be made real; you cannot worship an invisible saint. 
48. For every dog, there is a suitable stick to fetch. 
49. Foreign bread is good enough for your son. 
50. Full belly for breakfast makes a happy heart all morning. 
51. Give duty to your task before devotion to your pleasure. 
52. God did not give wings to scorpions. 
53. God helps the one who wakes up early and gets to work. 
54. God is more significant than your imagined problems. 
55. Good shade shelters him who gets close to a good tree. 
56. Gratitude isn’t loved. 
57. Great deeds require great men. 
58. He isn’t fat; his belt is too small. 
59. He who deceives others deceives himself and never advances. 
60. He who does not expect to win is prepared to lose.
61. He who doesn’t speak up will get no help from man or God. 
62. He who follows his own advice follows an amateur.
63. He who is accustomed to evil thinks good deeds come from an imposter. 
64. He who lingers around unseen will hear bad things spoken of him. 
65. He who lives his life close to home will die happy. 
66. He who never ventures will never win.
67. He who runs with wolves must learn to howl. 
68. He who wants to die will not complain if he is buried alive.
69. He who, like the sun, helps everybody, helps nobody. 
70. He’s between the sword and the wall. 
71. Hunger brings people down, but pride can prop them up. 
72. If we must take bad steps, make them quick. 
73. If you don’t show your goods, you won’t sell anything. 
74. If you lay an egg, you must crow about it. 
75. If you search for your keys, you will not see your shoes. 
76. If you want to live in peace, you must not tell everything you know.
77. If your wealth is not stolen, it is a legacy for your heirs. 
78. It is in the pause between the jokes that sarcasm stalks. 
79. It is painful to do nothing and then rest afterward. 
80. It’s not enough to know how to ride gracefully but fall safely.
81. It’s not the fault of the mouse but of the one who drops the cheese. 
82. Lack of bread, eat tortillas or cake. 
83. Late to the party misses half the fun. 
84. Lazy and shabby workers walk the same path twice. 
85. Let me know what you want to buy, and I will tell you what you are. 
86. Lots of whipped cream makes their tacos look better. 
87. Love grows from sight, sound, and lovely dinners. 
88. Love is blind, but not the peeping neighbors. 
89. Love is too rare for you to squander it on jealousy. 
90. Luck is like a wall that falls on those who trust it. 
91. Marriage is a war in which you love to sleep with the enemy. 
92. Money is a valuable servant but a cruel master. 
93. Necessity is a great teacher but a poor companion. 
94. Never ask God to give you anything but guide you along the proper path. 
95. No flies enter a closed mouth or thoughts a closed mind. 
96. No fool learns from other fools’ mistakes. 
97. No one is a prophet in his own home. 
98. Nobody but Elon leaves this world alive.
99. Nobody should commit the same error a thousand times or even once. 
100. Not so many candles that it burns the saint, but enough to illuminate it. 
101. Nothing is worse than a life without love. 
102. Now it’s Monday, and the hens won’t lay eggs. 
103. O bad times, put on a happy face. 
104. O hang up your trainers and put on your racers. 
105. One finds what one looks for and ignores what else is there. 
106. One is none when an army is needed. 
107. One timely shout communicates more than constant talk. 
108. Only a fool never doubts nor fears anything. 
109. Only rich men with thick lips should smoke cigars. 
110. Poor musicians blame their instruments and the echoes. 
111. Send someone through the tube to the toilet. 
112. Shared misfortune hurts less. 
113. Since Adam invented excuses, no one has ever been wrong for long. 
114. Sleeping prawns were carried away by the current. 
115. Small is beautiful, but big is gorgeous. 
116. Speak plain and call bread bread, and wine wine, even in church.
117. Studying life helps you live longer, happier, and with more stuff.
118. Tell me who you are with, and I will tell you how you are going to behave.
119. Test good appearance to confirm it means good quality. 
120. The brave one lives as long as the coward with weapons lets him.
121. The broth was expensive; the meatballs were balls of meat. 
122. The cat will soon catch the rat that only has one hole. 
123. The closer you are to a good tree, the better the shade covers you. 
124. The devil is wise because he’s had lots of experience.
125. The eleventh commandment: Thou shalt not contradict me. 
126. The envious never give praise; they suck it in. 
127. The head of a mouse eats the cheese; the tail of a lion gets the shit. 
128. The heir’s tears are of joy. 
129. The house does not rest on the ground but on a woman’s work. 
130. The lion, fox, and rabbit believe that everyone shares their state of mind. 
131. The lover of a student longs to be the wife of a graduate. 
132. The more people attending, the more festive the party. 
133. The most desirable woman always belongs to the coolest guy.
134. The mule was not easily frightened; he was made to kick you in the face.
135. The one who doesn’t hinder helps. 
136. The one who gets mad loses because he does crazy things. 
137. The person who asks for little receives nothing. 
138. The rich man eats when he chooses, and the poor man if he can.
139. The road to hell is strewn with roses on a red carpet. 
140. The sun will rise when it will rise, neither sooner nor later. 
141. The throat must pay for what the tongue has said. 
142. The world is as tiny as a handkerchief. 
143. There comes a drop that makes the glass overflow. 
144. There is no competition among lighthouses, but they do hold their ground. 
145. There will be wars where there are weapons, men, and provisions. 
146. There’s no deaf man worse than the man who refuses to listen. 
147. There’s no worse struggle than one that never begins and resolves. 
148. They tried to bury us, but they didn’t know they planted seeds. 
149. Those who rescued the people are always crucified. 
150. To do a task well, you must have enthusiasm for it to be done.
151. To want to do the difficult is to be able to. 
152. Too much talk is tiresome; too little is dull. 
153. Trust your best friend’s advice as you would your worst enemy. 
154. We are all made of the same clay, but we mold to fit our needs. 
155. We are all mule drivers in the fields making our living. 
156. We love our mortal being as if it were immortal. 
157. We need to impose our will over our weaknesses with enthusiasm. 
158. We were born to die no matter what we want or do. 
159. What choice do you have but to let the water you cannot use flow away. 
160. What did one fish say to another when he moved his mouth? Nada. 
161. What did one goose say to the other? Get out of my space!
162. When a splendid tree falls, everyone cuts up its corpse.
163. When the river sounds, water is running. 
164. When there are fewer donkeys, there is more corn for people. 
165. When two paupers get married, a generation of beggars is founded. 
166. Where there was a wood fire, ashes will remain. 
167. Wherever you go, do as you see others doing. 
168. Who does not live to serve does not deserve to live. 
169. With warning, there is no deception. 
170. Without corn, there are no people, and there is no country. 
171. Wounds from a knife may heal but never those from the tongue. 
172. You are dishonoring yourself if you don’t honor your wife. 
173. You will not yearn for more if you give away what you have. 
174. Your hometown is a miniature fatherland. 

The CDC should give strong advice, not hopeful but weak suggestions.

Go to this site to see what the CDC recommends:

 “Our best defense against severe disease.

• Get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as you can. If you’re eligible for a booster shot, get one now. Find a vaccine.
• Wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth when in indoor public places.
• Whenever possible, stay 6 feet apart from people who don’t live with you.
• Avoid crowds and poorly ventilated indoor spaces.
• Consider self-testing before indoor gatherings. If you are sick or have symptoms, don’t go.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water. Use hand sanitizer if soap and water aren’t available.

Holiday traditions are important for many people. Using proven prevention strategies, we can enjoy safer holidays, travel, and protect our own health as well as the health of our family and friends.”

All of that was good advice a year ago, and most people complied. Unfortunately, tens of millions of Americans did not, and now here’s why it’s probably too late for those measures to be effective for them.

The first COVID-19 vaccine shot takes about two weeks to become fully effective. The second shot probably takes about two weeks more to become effective; the booster shot probably takes about two more weeks to become effective. Unfortunately for the unvaccinated, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is exploding! Therefore, a person who hasn’t had the first shot will not develop any immune resistance before the Omicron reaches them, and therefore they will catch the disease and probably get sick, and some will die. If they get the first shot right now, that will give them some immunity in two weeks, which would probably be enough to save their lives. However, if they have resisted vaccination this long, this analysis won’t make the slightest difference. Sorry I can’t be more convincing.

The second CDC point is to wear a mask. But there are already protests against even that simple inconvenience.

Third, avoid getting close to people because some are infectious without appearing sick. And fourth, avoid crowds because some of those people will certainly have the Omicron, and it is highly contagious.

Fifth, getting a self-testing kit will cost real money, and if they have been unwilling to get a free shot, it is unlikely they will kick out real cash to see if they might be sick.

Sixth is washing your hands, face, and nose. Again, that’s cheap and easy to do a couple of times per day, but it will be difficult to schedule if you are around people all day.

The CDC should be saying, “Wear an N-95 mask that fits snugly enough to prevent blowing out the sides, and which can be stored around the neck for quick replacement on your face when with people.”

The CDC should be saying “Until the pandemic is over, avoid close contact with everyone as much as possible.”

Avoid all crowds of people, even outdoors and especially energetic ones indoors like sporting events.

Get several self-testing kits, test yourself before traveling or visiting with people, and take your kits with you and test your hosts.

If you are sick with any symptoms, especially a fever, don’t leave your residence where you might be exposed to Covid. Two microbial diseases in one person will exchange genetic information on how to infect people.

Sanitizers and typical soap and water washing only help until you touch something contaminated. My suggestion is to wash your hands, face, and nostrils a couple of times per day with diluted (1 drop per cup of water) baby shampoo and air dry to leave a thin layer of Covid-stopping soap on your skin. Never touch your nose because that’s where the Covid enters your body.

The CDC has a more detailed description of their suggestions above that I challenged to be stated more strongly and clearly. There are millions of Americans who are anti-vaxxers who will never read their recommendations because they are too complicated and thus confusing. These people will never read the CDC recommendations because they are too complicated for ordinary people and, therefore, ignored.

Russian proverbs for playing the Aphor game

Primary web sources for Russian Proverbs – Thought Co. – Wikiquote

These are not direct quotes but are interesting ideas derived from Russian proverbs. They are intended as prompts for the Aphor game.

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1. A babbler is a treasure for a spy.
2. A bear has stepped on his ear.
3. A blind man should not judge colors.
4. A burden of one’s own choice is not felt.
5. A clerical tattletale.
6. A dog on the hay will not eat it and won’t let others eat it.
7. A farmer takes away the horns from a butting cow.
8. A friend is a friend, but service is service.
9. A good beginning creates a good ending.
10. A goose is never a pig’s friend.
11. A holy place draws worshipers.
12. A horse has four legs but still stumbles and falls.
13. A pathetic dancer blames his testicles.
14. A single man in a field is not a fighter.
15. A startled crow is afraid of a bush
16. A thief’s hat burns his head.
17. A tuft of hair from a mangy sheep has a use.
18. A woman had no trouble, so she bought a piglet.
19. All goods come in threes, or twos, or ones or nones.
20. An old friend is more valuable than two new ones.
21. And what target am I – the bald one or the redheaded one?
22. Appetite comes with eating fine food.
23. Artisanal pots boil everything better.
24. Be friendly because others will treat you the way you treat them.
25. Better to follow the purpose of instructions than literally.
26. Better to have and not need than to need and not have.
27. Beware of the goat from its front side, of the horse – from its backside, and the evil man – from every side.
28. Big in body, but small in action.
29. Debt is good only after it has been paid.
30. Desire is more menacing than a compulsion.
31. Do things when it’s the best time to do them.
32. Don’t ask the old one; ask the experienced one.
33. Don’t go to someone else’s monastery with your rule book.
34. Don’t look at gift horse’s old teeth.
35. Don’t look for trouble as trouble enough will find you by itself.
36. Don’t make an elephant of a problem out of a fly of annoyance.
37. Don’t try to teach an informed man what he knows and you don’t.
38. Even a cat appreciates a smooth stroke and sweet words.
39. Even a hut is paradise when you’re with your loved one.
40. Even grandma sometimes makes mistakes.
41. Every moment everything is unique.
42. Every sandpiper defends the swamp where he lives.
43. Every sarcastic joke has an element of truth.
44. Everything would be set right if only youth would know, if only old age were able.
45. Extinguish the little fire before the whole house is on fire
46. Fish seek a deep place to live, and men seek a better place.
47. For every man with a plow, there are seven with a spoon.
48. For the one that is missing, there’s no spoiling the wedding.
49. Give him a fingernail, and he will ask for the forearm.
50. God can give, God gave, God takes back, God took back.
51. God protects those who protect themselves.
52. Granny said, “It will either rain or snow or not.”
53. Habit is a self-taught second nature.
54. Have a friend who argues with you, than one who pretends to agree.
55. He who never takes risks never drinks champagne.
56. He’s like a sleepy fly.
57. His writing and actions are like chicken scratches.
58. Honest work won’t purchase you a palace.
59. Hunger is not your aunt, and it will not bring you a pie.
60. I don’t have plans, I only have goals.
61. I ran from the wolf and ran into a bear.
62. I will not do it, neither for a village nor for the town.
63. If a claw is stuck in the duck, the whole bird is lost.
64. If all the options are bad, choose the one that hurts the least.
65. If there is a law written for fools it’s not read, if it is read it’s not understood, if it is understood, it’s in the wrong way.
66. If you do something in a rush, you will make people giggle at you.
67. If you know the facts of life, you will act old when young.
68. If you know there are wolves in the woods, don’t go into the woods.
69. If you’re given something, accept it, but if you’re being beaten, run.
70. In the house of the hanged man, no one speaks of rope.
71. It is better to have a hundred friends than a hundred rubies.
72. It is easier for the mare when a fat woman is off the cart.
73. It worked on paper, but we forgot about ravines.
74. It’s always harder than it looks when a master does it.
75. It’s better to do once than to see once or hear a hundred times.
76. It’s nice to visit friends, but it’s better to be home.
77. It’s the quiet ones with sharp eyes that you have to watch.
78. It’s worthless if the eye can see it, but the tooth can’t bite it.
79. Laws are designed to catch flies and let hornets go free.
80. Let it be. Let it be. Let it be.
81. Live for a century, learn for a century, forget for eternity.
82. Luck comes to those who do not rely on it, but work for it.
83. Maybe this is not a good choice, but it’s our only choice.
84. Most people give unto the outstretched paw.
85. No good or bad luck would not have happened without fortune’s help.
86. Not the place adorns the fine man, but a fine man adorns the place.
87. One cup is for health, second for fun, third for nothing, the rest for oblivion.
88. One day we too will be lucky.
89. One doesn’t shear naked sheep or beggars.
90. One meets people by their appearance and says farewell by their soul.
91. Only a grave will cure the hunchback.
92. Only he who does nothing makes only one mistake.
93. Out of sight, out of the heart.
94. Paper has no soul; you can put anything on it.
95. Pay attention and measure seven times, and cut once.
96. People do not take precautionary measures until it’s needed.
97. Poor people are compelled to be tricky to eat.
98. Poverty inspires alternate behaviors.
99. Prey runs, guided into a trapper’s trap.
100. Repetition is the mother of rote learning.
101. Seven troubles often cured with one response.
102. Take a big ship, a big voyage.
103. Take care of clothes from new, take care of your honor from when you are young.
104. The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream, to more enjoy the crime.
105. The devil lives in the still waters and deep forests.
106. The evil man has honey on the tongue, but on the heart, there’s ice.
107. The eyes might be filled with fear, but the hands must do the job.
108. The first pancake is always gooey, lumpy, and burnt.
109. The fool who has been given his last rites.
110. The genius that is genius is simple.
111. The kids have played so much that they are sawing logs now.
112. The pitcher often goes to the well but is broken eventually.
113. The raven won’t peck out the eye of another raven.
114. The rope will snap where it is thinnest.
115. The scythe has hit a stone and must now be sharpened.
116. The wolf is killed not for being grey, but for having eaten a sheep.
117. There are no points for throwing punches after a fight.
118. There is no agreement in tastes and colors.
119. There is no misfortune without a blessing in it for someone.
120. There was no reward, not even a cock-a-doodle-doo.
121. They claim they earn their keep by milking chickens.
122. They use a wedge to knock out a stubborn wedge.
123. Things are most expensive when everyone wants one.
124. Things that you must not have or do have are always the most desirable.
125. To live with wolves, you have to howl like a wolf.
126. To look between the fingers.
127. To see how the wind is blowing, look at the grass in the field.
128. To stare like a ram at the unfamiliar gates.
129. Trouble never comes alone; it has companions.
130. Trust God, but do not be reliant.
131. Trust, but verify, then double-check.
132. Unless lightning strikes, a man won’t cross himself.
133. Unless you are caught stealing, you are not thought to be a thief.
134. Use the right tool for the job at hand.
135. Velvet paws always hide sharp claws.
136. Wait and see, and wait some more.
137. We are in a crushing crowd, yet with love.
138. We will be alive; we won’t die, they said hopefully.
139. We would all be happy if ifs and buts were candy and nuts.
140. What we could not have is most desired.
141. Whatever the consequences will be; I’ll try it!
142. When all of us lift it together, it won’t feel heavy.
143. When one has power, they have little need for intelligence.
144. When the wolves are sated, the remaining sheep are unharmed.
145. When you are at home, even the walls help you stay safe.
146. Within the company of companions, even death loses its sting.
147. Without a cat, mice feel free to play.
148. Without one’s hind legs, you can’t go far.
149. Without some effort, you can’t even pull a fish out of the pond.
150. Wolf feeds on his feet, a man on his behind.
151. Work is not a wolf, and it’s not going away to hide in the forest.
152. You can judge someone based on his surroundings.
153. You can’t avoid that which is inevitable.
154. You can’t have two deaths, but you can avoid some early ones.
155. You can’t pull a word out of a great song.
156. You cannot please everybody all the time.
157. You don’t miss the milk until the barn is empty of cows.
158. You find out who your real friends are when you are in need.
159. You get on people’s last nerve.
160. You will have to prove that you are not a camel when in court.

Covid logarithmic chart 2021-12-20

I have been making this chart every five days for almost two years and its usefulness has now been supplanted by many others. Great sites for visualizing the COVID-19 pandemic are Information Is Beautiful – WORLDOMETER – CDC.

Covid logarithmic chart 2021-12-20 JPG – Click chart to expand.

Covid logarithmic chart 2021-12-20 GIF – Click chart to expand.

The news tonight coming from New York City is that the Omicron variant of Covid is exploding. Apparently, it has spread so widely and is so contagious that anyone who goes into a public place will be exposed to the Omicron virus. Furthermore, it is so contagious that exposure means catching the disease, but so far it hasn’t been as deadly. However, with essentially every non-vaccinated person catching Omicron, the total hospitalizations will overwhelm the system and many sick people will not be admitted and left to die elsewhere. Many hospitals are already without beds and when they contact other hospitals to transfer patients, there are none that are not overwhelmed. The future situation is much worse because many people are traveling for holiday visits with relatives, which will spread the Omnicron to everywhere travel is possible. If this disease continues as it has for the last few weeks, January will be a horrible month. It takes three to fifteen days from the exposure to manifest strong symptoms, depending on the quantity of exposure and the qualities of the host victim. The CDC recommends

 “our best defense against severe disease.

• Get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as you can. If you’re eligible for a booster shot, get one now. Find a vaccine.
• Wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth when in indoor public places.
• Whenever possible, stay 6 feet apart from people who don’t live with you.
• Avoid crowds and poorly ventilated indoor spaces.
• Consider self-testing before indoor gatherings. If you are sick or have symptoms, don’t go.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water. Use hand sanitizer if soap and water aren’t available.

Holiday traditions are important for many people. Using proven prevention strategies, we can enjoy safer holidays, travel, and protect our own health as well as the health of our family and friends.”

All of that was good advice a year ago and most people complied. Unfortunately, millions of Americans did not, and now here’s why it’s probably too late for those measures to be effective for them.

The first COVID-19 vaccine shot takes about two weeks to become fully effective. The second shot probably takes about two weeks to become effective, the booster shot probably takes about two weeks to become effective. Therefore, a person who hasn’t had even the first shot will not develop a strong immune resistance before the Omicron reaches them, and therefore they will catch the disease and probably get sick.

Bangladesh proverbs for playing the Aphor game of creation.

The primary sources are – Bangladesh Online – Scoopwhoop – Proverbicals – English & Bengali Online – Ganglapedia. Some of them have been modified slightly with Grammarly.

Bangladesh Proverbs

1. A bad penny always turns up.
2. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
3. A barking dog seldom bites.
4. A beggar cannot be bankrupt.
5. A beggar has nothing to lose.
6. A beggar may sing before a pick-pocket.
7. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
8. A bully is always a cow among the strong.
9. A burnt child dreads the fire.
10. A cat in gloves catches no mice.
11. A cock is always bold on its dunghill.
12. A danger is sought, it appears.
13. A dead elephant can still yield a hundred thousand coins in value.
14. A drowning man catches or clutches at a straw.
15. A father-in-law’s house is most hospitable, but only for three days.
16. A full purse never lacks friends.
17. A golden key can open any door.
18. A good beginning is half the battle.
19. A good husband makes a good wife.
20. A half-truth is more dangerous than a falsehood.
21. A headman without support in his village is useless.
22. A one-eyed cow strays off on a different path.
23. A one-eyed uncle is better than no uncle.
24. A person’s character displays their true qualities in their eyes.
25. A quack is always a bad healer and a fool a bad minister.
26. A robber does not listen to a discourse on honesty.
27. A small fry bustles in shallow water.
28. Are you saying something irrelevant to the present occasion?
29. Being unnecessarily flashy is pointless.
30. Better an empty shed than a wicked cow.
31. Discipline a servant with extra work and a daughter-in-law with a beating.
32. Don’t grow too high lest a storm makes you tumble down.
33. Don’t worry; someone will pick up the bill.
34. Even frogs may kick an elephant fallen in a ditch.
35. Even little birds may peck at a dead lion.
36. Excess vanity was Lanka’s fall.
37. Five fingers of a hand are never similar.
38. For every fault and every error, blame Nando Ghosh.
39. Grasp all, lose all.
40. He is caught between a tiger on the bank, a crocodile in the water.
41. He sounds high in mundane affairs.
42. He who works for himself earns double.
43. I am using a thorn to remove a thorn.
44. I’ll weep over my mother-in-law’s death with the family if I have time.
45. Idle consumption empties even a king’s treasury.
46. If I’m to pay for the curd too, why is the milkwoman called my friend?
47. If you are good, everything will appear good to you.
48. In Bengal, there isn’t a village without a stream, a poet, and a minstrel.
49. In greed, there is sin, and in sin, there is death.
50. It is a waste of time to fish in troubled water.
51. It is better if the kick comes from a milk cow than a steer.
52. It’s no use hiding the fish with greens.
53. My father’s name will survive if I survive.
54. My husband’s sister is like a tigress, standing like a venomous snake.
55. O, uncle! Save yourself first.
56. One man’s bountiful harvest month is a disaster for another.
57. One who goes to Lanka turns into a bad Raavan.
58. Only God can save the family of a man with two wives.
59. People meet each other without prior knowledge.
60. Please think before you act, not after you’re done.
61. Proverbs beautify language as beauty spots and hair beautify women.
62. Small misfortunes are distressing, and huge ones are petrifying.
63. Something that’s once been in the trash never goes to heaven.
64. Ten men can carry unnoticed sticks that are one man’s heavy load
65. That is unthinkable for the next seven generations.
66. The act creates the result.
67. The boat of affection floats up mountains.
68. The deer has enemies because of its flesh.
69. The judge may change but not the verdict.
70. The mother of a thief is the loudest in denunciation.
71. The owner of the land is away, so the plowmen stop working.
72. The voice of the people is the voice of God.
73. They are getting informed after suffering the event.
74. They were happy singing songs of shiva while husking rice.
75. Time flows like the flow of water in a river.
76. Too many ascetics ruin a festival.
77. Too much reverence is the mark of a cheat.
78. Unless a man is simple, he cannot recognize the simple God.
79. What can’t be cured must be endured.
80. What God wills no frost can kill.
81. What is done cannot be undone.
82. What is everybody’s business is nobody’s business.
83. When ten people say so, God turns out to be a ghost for the moment.
84. When those in power wage their wars, the common folk suffer.
85. Whew, there are thirteen festivals in twelve months.
86. Whichever way the unlucky man looks, even the sea dries up.
87. You are scattering pearls in a forest of reeds.
88. You are trying to stand with your feet in two boats.
89. You can’t clap with one hand.
90. You cannot eat fried fish by flipping it.
91. You cannot erase fate.
92. You have seen the dove and not its trap.

African proverbs for playing the Aphor game of creation.

This post began with Nigerian proverbs, but Google expanded my search to African proverbs. The primary sources are Teaching Resources and Tuko.

1. A bird does not change its feathers because the weather is bad. 
2. A bird uses feathers from another bird to feather its nest. 
3. A blind man gives money to his child to buy kerosene for his lamp when he is happy. 
4. A child becomes what you put into him. 
5. A child who fears beating would never admit that he played with a missing knife. 
6. A child, a drunkard, and a fool will always tell the truth. 
7. A crocodile’s strength is in the water. 
8. A foolish deed brings a remorseful life. 
9. A goat owned by two people sleeps outside. 
10. A good person’s grave is loved long after he is dead. 
11. A hunter with only one arrow does not shoot carelessly. 
12. A lie has many variations, but the truth has none. 
13. A man being short does not make him a boy. 
14. A man does not wander far from where his corn is roasting. 
15. A man in love is incomplete until he has married. 
16. A man with one eye will only thank God if he sees one with none. 
17. A person with too much ambition can never sleep in peace. 
18. A roaring lion kills no game. 
19. A roaring lion will kill no one. 
20. A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn. 
21. A small house will hold a hundred friends. 
22. A termite will grow up in dry wood but still come to maturity. 
23. A tiger does not need to boast that it is a tiger.
24. A tortoise is the only animal that carries their house because of fear. 
25. A tree can not make a forest. 
26. A wealthy man will always have followers. 
27. A woman always has the last word in an argument. 
28. A woman invented language to satisfy her deep need to complain. 
29. A woman who keeps losing children doesn’t invent names anymore. 
30. A woman with ten children knows everything that happens at night. 
31. After that, who cares? He is a mile away, and you have got his shoes. 
32. All I know is that one of us is right, and the other one is you. 
33. All monkeys cannot hang from the same branch. 
34. All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then, your success is assured. 
35. Always borrow money from a pessimist; they will not expect it back. 
36. Always hold a true friend with both of your hands. 
37. An army of sheep led by a lion can overcome an army of lions led by a sheep. 
38. An individual is a person because of others. 
39. Anyone causing misfortune to others also teaches wisdom. 
40. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye. 
41. Before you give, be sure of getting ten times back in satisfaction.
42. Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. 
43. Behind every angry woman stands a confused man who has no idea what he did wrong. 
44. Being happy is better than being a king. 
45. Birth is the only remedy against death. 
46. By being grateful, a man makes himself deserving of yet another kindness. 
47. By the time a man realizes his father was right, he has a son who thinks he is wrong. 
48. By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from a tree. 
49. Choose your neighbors before you buy your house. 
50. Close friends can become close enemies. 
51. Courage is the father of success. 
52. Death is like a thief. 
53. Desire first, death afterward. 
54. Dine with strangers but save your love for your family. 
55. Do I run? Yes, out of time, patience, and money. 
56. Do not look for a black sheep at night. 
57. Do not look where you feel. Look where you slipped. 
58. Do not make an appointment with death. 
59. Do not name a child that is not yet born. 
60. Don’t let the belly make you useless. 
61. Don’t settle for a relationship that will not let you be yourself. 
62. Ears that don’t listen to wisdom accompany the head when chopped off. 
63. Even I don’t even know what I’m doing. 
64. Even in Mecca, people make money. 
65. Even the best dancer must retire sometime. 
66. Every kind of love is love, but self-love is supreme among them. 
67. Every woman is beautiful until she speaks. 
68. Evil knows where evil sleeps. 
69. False hope kills more readily than bitter truth. 
70. Fine words do not produce fine food. 
71. Fools speak, but wise men listen. 
72. Grass does not grow on the nose of a thief. 
73. He who boasts much can do little. 
74. He who digs a pit for others must crawl out of it. 
75. He who does not look ahead always remains a follower. 
76. He who eats alone dies alone. 
77. He who is always courteous and friendly is not a fool. 
78. He who is called a man must behave like a man. 
79. He who is sick will accept questionable medicine. 
80. He who lives in the attic knows where the roof leaks. 
81. He who refuses to obey cannot command. 
82. He who thinks he is leading, and no one follows him, is only taking a walk. 
83. He who will cheat you at play will cheat you every way.
84. Helping a child love something is more important than helping him learn. 
85. Hot anger is not capable of cooking a good dinner. 
86. How can a man be remembered when everything is soon forgotten. 
87. I can usually sedate him with four to five cupcakes. 
88.  I hate when people ask me what I’m doing tomorrow. 
89. If a child washes his hands, he can eat with kings. 
90. If a man is not clean and smooth, he can do nothing about pride. 
91. If gold rusts, what will iron do? 
92. If life has beaten you severely and your face is swollen, smile and act like a fat man. 
93. If one imitates the upright, one becomes upright; if one imitates the crooked, one becomes crooked. 
94. If the bull would attack you, lie down. 
95. If you are going to tell people the truth, be funny, or they will kill you. 
96. If you can’t dance well, you’d better not get up. 
97.  If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree. 
98. If you don’t know the way in the daytime, don’t try it at night. 
99. If you don’t wish to have dirty clothes, don’t play with dogs. 
100. If you fill your mouth with sharp words, they will spill someone’s blood. 
101. If you start looking for a fly in your food, it means that you are full. 
102. If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. 
103. If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you don’t wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. 
104. In the abundance of peace in a country, chiefs carry no shields. 
105. In the presence of good counselors, a king’s reign is peaceful. 
106. Inside me, a thin person is trying to get out. 
107. Instruction impressed in a young man is engraved in stone. 
108. It is good to work if you do not forget to live. 
109. It is more fun doing evil than putting it right. 
110. It is not enough to run; one must arrive and know when one has arrived. 
111. It is not only the hare; the tortoise also arrives at its destination. 
112. It is the first step that is difficult. 
113. It is time to cry out when a four-year child still crawls instead of walking. 
114. It takes a village to raise a child. 
115. It takes all sorts to make a world. 
116. It will fall both on the freeborn and the slaves when the rain falls. 
117. It’s the fool’s sheep that breaks loose twice. 
118. Ladies, if a man says he will fix it, relax; he will, and there’s no need to remind him every six months. 
119. Lazy is such an ugly word; I prefer selective participation. 
120. Leopards lurk in dark corners. 
121. Life has important seasons, but death will always make the newspaper’s obituary. 
122. Living on earth may be tough, but it includes a free ride around the sun. 
123. Looking at a king’s mouth, one would never imagine that he sucked his mother’s breast. 
124. Love is a fire, and it will warm your heart or burn your house down. 
125. Love is like a war, easy to begin but hard to stop. 
126. Love me, and I will move mountains to make you happy. 
127. Marriage is tough because you have to deal with feelings and lawyers. 
128. Marry an older man with money; as your beauty fades, so will his eyesight and memory. 
129. Mud houses don’t burn down. 
130. My opinions may have changed, but not that I am always right. 
131. My success comes from getting an apple and clean clothes every morning. 
132. My wife gets all the money I make. 
133. Never speak a falsity knowingly. 
134. No matter how far a stream flows, it can never abandon its sources. 
135. No matter how long the moon is behind a cloud, it will reveal itself when the clouds depart. 
136. No medicine exists that can cure hatred. 
137. No shortcuts exist to the top of a palm tree. 
138. Nobody is born wise. 
139. Not even a beautiful and well-crafted coffin will make anyone wish for death. 
140. Not to know is bad; not to wish to know is worse. 
141. Not to oversee workers is to leave your purse open. 
142. Now the marriage begins, says the woman who has been beaten with thorns. 
143. Old age does not come in one day. 
144. Once you find your first diamond, you never give up looking. 
145. One finger cannot remove lice from the head. 
146. One lie destroys a thousand truths. 
147. One must row in whichever boat one finds oneself. 
148. One whom a snake has bitten lives in fear of worms. 
149. Only a fool tests the depth of the river with both feet. 
150. Opportunity is missed because it is dressed in overalls, and it looks like work. 
151. Overabundance is similar to want. 
152. Patience is the mother of a beautiful child. 
153. Paying respect to the great paves the way for your greatness. 
154. Peace does not make a good ruler. 
155. Peace is expensive, but it is worth the expense. 
156. People become people through their relationships with other people. 
157. People come and cry, and that is life, cry and go, and that is death. 
158. People who wear pajamas in public have given up on life, or they are living it. 
159. Please don’t ask me where I am going but where I have been. 
160. Rain does not fall on one roof only. 
161. Restless feet might walk you into a snake pit. 
162. Seeing is better than hearing. 
163. She is giving you a chance to change what you say. 
164. Some birds avoid the water; ducks look for it. 
165. Some people appear intelligent until you hear them speak. 
166. Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. 
167. Stupidity loves ignorance. 
168. Sugarcane is always the sweetest at the joint. 
169. Taking naps is childish; I prefer to call them horizontal life pauses. 
170. The bottom of wealth is sometimes a dirty thing to see. 
171. The child of an elephant will not be a dwarf. 
172. The day you are leaving is not the time to start your preparations. 
173. The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has limits. 
174. The dying man is not saved by medicine. 
175. The essential thing in life is not to know everything. 
176. The gods only hear one wish at a time and nothing more. 
177. The head grows before the horns. 
178. The house roof fights the rain, but he who is sheltered ignores it. 
179. The laughter of a child lights up the house. 
180. The lion’s power lies in our fear of him. 
181. The love you take equals the love you make. 
182. The man being carried does not realize how far the town is. 
183. The man who is honored has first honored himself. 
184. The midday walk in the sun is a remedy for a cold. 
185. The more you weigh, the harder you will be to kidnap. 
186. The one that’s a few steps ahead is the angry one. 
187. The one who lies thrice believes he has told the truth. 
188. The ones we eat with are often the ones who kill us. 
189. The only insurance against fire is to have two houses. 
190. The only thing standing between you and your goals is the doubt you can achieve them. 
191. The pillar of the world is hope. 
192. The problem with an open mind is people coming along and stuffing things in it. 
193. The property of a helpless man should not be divided before he dies. 
194. The river may dry up, but she keeps her name. 
195. The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people. 
196. The same sun that melts the wax is also capable of hardening clay
197. The stars shine brightest when the moon is gone. 
198. The tree that cannot shed its old leaves in the dry season cannot survive the period of drought. 
199. The truth passes through fire and does not burn. 
200. The well-dressed lie will never be better than the naked truth. 
201. The word probably means we can think twice. 
202. The words you say to tell the truth are as important as the decision to be truthful. 
203. The worst you can do to the truth is to clothe it in lies. 
204. There are times a lie is kinder than a truth. 
205. There can be no peace without understanding. 
206. There is a fine line between genius and insanity, and I have erased this line. 
207. There is no bad consequence to loving fully with all of your heart.
208. There is no venom like that the tongue produces. 
209. Thoughts and dreams are the foundations of our being. 
210. Time destroys all things. 
211. To accomplish great things, you need to pay attention to little ones. 
212. To be sure of hitting a target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target. 
213. To find peace, you have to finish what you started. 
214. To follow the path of your father to walk like him. 
215. To have no enemies is equivalent to wealth. 
216. Toads do not run in the day for anything; there might be snakes in the grass. 
217. Tomorrow belongs to people who prepare for it today. 
218. Two raindrops do not make a harvest. 
219. Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty without it. 
220. Warm water never forgets that it was once cold. 
221. We accept the love we think we deserve.
222. We are what our thinking makes us. 
223. What a child learns at home will determine how they behave in their marriage. 
224. What is sensible one moment may be insanity in the next.
225. What the child says, he has heard at home. 
226. When a chick ignores its mother’s warning, the eagle has found a meal. 
227. When I hear someone say that life is hard, I ask, “Compared to what?” 
228. When life closes a door, open it; that is how doors work. 
229. When one is in trouble, one turns to God. 
230. When the elderly in a house travel, the younger ones quickly grow with experience. 
231. When the laborer’s work is praised, his tools work better. 
232. When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby. 
233. When the music changes, so do the dancers. 
234. When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets hurt. 
235. When you are crying for rain, you are crying for mud too. 
236. When eating with the devil, you must use a long spoon. 
237. Where a woman rules, streams will run uphill. 
238. Where there are teachers, they will find learners. 
239. Wherever a man dwells, his character follows him. 
240. Wisdom is to use, not like money to flout or hide. 
241. Wise men build bridges during a crisis, and foolish ones build dams. 
242. Wise men create proverbs for fools to apply, not to repeat. 
243. Women need only three things in life; food, water, and love. 
244. Wood already touched by fire is not hard to light. 
245. Words are sweet, but they can never replace food. 
246. You are thought beautiful because of your fine clothes. 
247. You can either be right in your marriage or happy as a man. 
248. You can never know when a chicken sweats because of its feathers. 
249. You can’t use your hand to force the sun to set. 
250. You cannot beat a drum with one finger. 
251. You cannot drink medicine to help a sick person. 
252. You cannot roast corn with your two eyes. 
253. You do not beat a child to take away its tears. 
254. You know who you love, but you can’t know who loves you. 
255. You must observe and learn from the mistakes of others. 
256. You should not name a child that is not yet born. 
257. You train a child the way he should go as you go the way. 
258. You will never undo a lie. One lie can spoil a thousand truths. 
259. You’re beautiful but need to learn to work, for you can’t eat beauty. 
260. Your children will do for you as they saw you do for your ancestors. 
261. Your previous lies will contradict your future truths.
262. Your throat is an all-consuming god; it takes sacrifices daily. 

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1. A bent stick will never be straight.
2. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
3. A blacksmith’s house has a wooden skewer.
4. A cautious person dies of old age.
5. A dog bitten by a snake is afraid of sausages.
6. A dog that barks doesn’t bite.
7. A dot may be a letter for those who know how to read.
8. A lie has short legs.
9. A prevented man is worth two.
10. A scalded cat is afraid of water.
11. A sleeping fox finds no meat.
12. A thief who steals from a thief has a hundred years of forgiveness!
13. A timely “no” beats a hasty “yes.”
14. A wise man learns at the fool’s expense.
15. After the storm comes the quiet.
16. An empty head is the devil’s workshop.
17. An empty sack doesn’t stand.
18. An old parrot can’t learn to talk.
19. An older man with a torn sleeve never dishonored anyone.
20. Appearances are deceiving.
21. Are you in a hurry?
22. Around here, you’d better walk with an eye in your back.
23. As is the father is the son.
24. At home, saints never perform miracles.
25. At night all cats are brown.
26. Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
27. Better alone than in bad company.
28. Better dropping than dry.
29. Better preventing than fixing.
30. Between the beginning and the end, there is always a middle.
31. By its fruits, one knows the tree. 
32. Children raised, doubled work.
33. Crime doesn’t pay.
34. Do not put the cart before the horse.
35. Don’t call the alligator a big mouth till you have crossed the river.
36. Don’t carry all your eggs in one basket.
37. Don’t cry over spilled milk.
38. Don’t hang your hat higher than you can reach.
39. Don’t join a fight you cannot win.
40. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
41. Don’t make a storm in a glass of water.
42. Don’t put the cart before the oxen.
43. Don’t spit on the plate where you ate your food.
44. Each monkey owns its branch.
45. For every ailing foot, there is a slipper.
46. For him, I would put my hand in a fire.
47. Friends are friends, and business is business.
48. From several possible events, the least bad happened.
49. Giving to the poor, you’re lending to God.
50. God helps those who wake up early.
51. God is big, but the forest is bigger. 
52. God writes straight over crooked lines.
53. Goodwill makes the road shorter.
54. Grain by grain, the hen fills her belly.
55. Habits make monks.
56. Haste is the enemy of perfection.
57. Haste is the mother of imperfection.
58. He is more frantic than a cockroach belly up.
59. He is more lost than a blind in the middle of a gunfight.
60. He is more nervous than a colt with a fly in his ear.
61. He is more of an outsider than a deaf person playing bingo.
62. He is more of an outsider than a trucker’s elbow.
63. He is wise, who knows and knows he knows.
64. He who does not play does not win.
65. He who doesn’t cry doesn’t suckle.
66. He who doesn’t know claps his hands.
67. He who eats the meat faces the bones.
68. He who has a mouth goes to Rome.
69. He who hurts with sword will be hurt with sword.
70. He who is alive always drops in.
71. He who is in the rain wants to be wet.
72. He who keeps quiet agrees.
73. He who knows nothing doubts nothing.
74. He who laughs last laughs best!
75. He who lives shall eventually see.
76. He who makes a basket makes a hundred of them.
77. He who only sees the face does not know the heart!
78. He who plays with pigs will eat with pigs.
79. He who sings scares away his woes.
80. He who sings throws sadness away.
81. He who tells a tale tells his version.
82. He who wants everything loses everything.
83. He who warns is a true friend.
84. He will beat you with a dead cat until the cat meows.
85. Hell is crowded with people of good intentions.
86. Home saints can’t make miracles.
87. Hope is the last one to die.
88. Hunger is the best seasoning.
89. If advice were a desirable thing, nobody would give it for free; they would sell it!
90. If God does not grant you glory, be content with fame.
91. If marriage were a good thing, we wouldn’t need witnesses.
92. If the task is too hard, pay someone else to do it. 
93. If with iron you hurt, with iron, you will be hurt.
94. If you can’t beat them, join them.
95. If you don’t cry, you won’t suckle.
96. If you don’t have a dog, you hunt with a cat.
97. If you have a lemon, make lemonade out of it.
98. If you run, the lion catches you; if you stay, the lion eats you.
99. If you want it done, do it yourself.
100. If you’re not guilty, don’t be afraid.
101. In a blacksmith’s, house the ornaments are made of wood.
102. In a closed mouth, the flies can’t come in.
103. In a given horse, we don’t look at the teeth.
104. In a quarrel between a husband and his wife, keep away.
105. In every head, there is a different judgment.
106. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is a king.
107. It is the ones who kneeled, must pray.
108. It’s like exchanging six for half a dozen.
109. It’s no use crying over spilled milk.
110. It’s not worth undressing a saint to dress another one.
111. Keep one eye on the priest and the other on the church.
112. Keep walking.
113. Knowledge is power.
114. Life begins at 40!
115. Love is blind, so you have to feel your way.
116. Making an error is human, but it is willful stupidity to keep doing it.
117. Money alone can’t make one happy.
118. Money doesn’t sprout on trees.
119. My father will still have a son as long as I am running.
120. Necessity makes the frog jump. 
121. Never poke a jaguar with a short stick.
122. Never promise a poor person, and never owe a rich one.
123. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
124. Never say: “I will never drink this water.”
125. No good lasts forever nor evil that never ends.
126. No one is a prophet in his own land.
127. Not even Jesus pleased everybody.
128. Not everything that glistens is gold.
129. Not only of bread will the man live.
130. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
131. Of doctor and crazy, everybody has a little.
132. Old monkeys don’t put their hand in jars.
133. On earth, it’s every man for himself and God for everyone.
134. One day is the hunted’s; another is the hunters’.
135. One hand washes the other, and both wash the face!
136. One man’s happiness is another man’s sadness.
137. One shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
138. One who does not look ahead remains behind.
139. One who searches diligently eventually finds.
140. Others will measure you with the same rod you use to measure them.
141. Our union makes us stronger.
142. Passed waters can’t move the mills.
143. Pepper on others’ eyes is a refreshing drink.
144. Please tell me who you walk with, and I’ll let you know who you are.
145. Poverty is not a crime, but it’s better not to show it.
146. Soft water, hard stone, beats until it punctures.
147. Some bad things come to good ends.
148. Son of fish is a little fish.
149. Speaking too frankly brings truths you don’t want to hear.
150. Standing quietly in the corner is the boy who soiled the pants.
151. The cake is not for its baker but the customer.
152. The cheapest things become the most expensive.
153. The child of a fish is a little fish.
154. The earth is not thirsty for the blood of the warriors but the sweat of man’s labor.
155. The grass is always greener in your neighbor’s yard.
156. The hand that caresses is the same one that throws stones.
157. The joy of a poor man does not last long.
158. The more one has, the more he wants.
159. The one in a hurry will eat a raw meal.
160. The one who left lost his place.
161. The one who waits will receive.
162. The opportunity makes the thief.
163. The owner’s eyes fatten his swine.
164. The poor only eat meat when they bite their tongues.
165. The poor would only have forks if it were ever to rain soup.
166. The saint is suspicious of too many sacrifices.
167. The stick that is born twisted will never straighten itself
168. The sun rises for everybody.
169. The trees with the most leaves will not necessarily produce juicy fruit.
170. The worst blindness is in the one who doesn’t want to see.
171. There’s always an old pair of slippers for the tired feet.
172. To eat and itch, all you have to do is begin.
173. Too many alms and even the saint will be suspicious.
174. Too much alms and the blind man will distrust.
175. Too much laughter generates too little wisdom.
176. Unity is strength.
177. Walls have ears.
178. We are all crazy about some things and authorities in other things.
179. We wash dirty clothes secretly at home.
180. What the eyes can’t see, the heart can’t feel.
181. What the eyes don’t see, the heart doesn’t feel.
182. When one disdains, he wants to buy.
183. When the cucumber is small, you can warp it easier.
184. When you get married, you need a house.
185. Where mine shed blood, the tree of forgiveness will never grow.
186. While there’s life, there’s hope.
187. Who’s got enemies does not sleep.
188. Wish is power.
189. Words will not pollute the soup.
190. You can only take out of a bag what was already in it.
191. You cannot cover up the sun with a sieve.
192. You must pay for love with love.