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Proverbs of the World

China

The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.

Greece

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

Japan

First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes the man.

India

We have no right to ask when a sorrow comes, ‘Why did this happen to me?’ unless we ask the same question for every joy that comes our way.