Search results for Traditional wisdom from predominantly agricultural societies

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Actions speak louder than words.

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Don't cry over spilled milk.

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Honesty is the best policy.

Benjamin Franklin

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

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Know thyself.

Ancient Greek maxim (associated with Socrates and Plato)

This too shall pass.

Persian Poets, Jewish Folklore

Blood is thicker than water, but it can still be contaminated.

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Appearances can be deceiving.

Popular Culture (variously attributed, including Aesop's Fables)

All that glitters is not gold.

William Shakespeare