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Knowledge is wealth

/ 09:53 PM November 29, 2013

It is said that knowledge is wealth. Here are some proverbs to enrich our lives:

Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass.  —Japanese proverb

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.—English proverb

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Zeal without knowledge is like fire without light.—English proverb

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Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is its key.—Arabic proverb

Knowledge is like a garden—if you don’t cultivate it, you cannot harvest it.—African proverb

Knowledge has bitter roots but sweet fruits.—Italian proverb

Circumstances

These circumstances can bring a fool down: Too much spending, but not enough money; too much talking, but too little knowledge, and too much boasting, and too little earnings.—Spanish proverb

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement. —Spanish proverb

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The wise man who does not put his knowledge into practice is like a bee that gives no honey.—Persian proverb

The best knowledge is to know yourself.—Welsh proverb

To be proud of knowledge is to be blinded with light. —American proverb

He who lacks knowledge derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue.—Moroccan proverb

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Knowledge humbles a great person, astonishes the common, and puffs up the small.—Traditional proverb

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