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The food is half the provisions, the rest is herring and potatoes.
Scanian Proverb
A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds.
Chinese Proverb
Drinking with a bosom friend, a thousand shots are too few; Talking with a disagreeable person, half a sentence is too many.
Chinese Proverb
The first blow is half the battle.
Chinese Proverb
A courtesy much entreated is half recompensed.
Chinese Proverb
You can beat a fool half to death but you can't beat the foolishness out of him.
African Proverb
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.
African Proverb
A disease known is half cured.
American Proverb
A fault confessed is half redressed.
American Proverb
The king's cheese goes half away in parings.
American Proverb
One half the troubles in this world can be traced to saying ‘yes' too quick or saying ‘no' not soon enough.
American Proverb
Half an orange tastes as sweet as a whole one.
American Proverb
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
American Proverb
It takes half your life to learn who your friends are and the other half to keep them.
American Proverb
A half truth is a whole lie.
English Proverb
Well begun is half done.
English Proverb
A half the truth is often a whole lie.
English Proverb
What "they say" is half lies.
English Proverb
A maid who laughs is half taken.
English Proverb
Righteousness is half of religion.
Arabic Proverb
Literal meaning: Give the dough to baker even if he eats half of it.
Arabic Proverb
Shared sorrow is half sorrow.
Danish Proverb
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