wise saying
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Gen. Douglas Sims, a senior officer on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff, counseled the lawmakers that caution in this instance was wise, saying, “Once you take a shot, you can’t get it back.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2023
Comparison, as the wise saying goes, is the thief of joy.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
The Germans have a wise saying, 'The trees do not grow up to the sky.'
From Time Magazine Archive
We have a wise saying," said he: " 'Better to have 100 friends than 100 rubles.'
From Time Magazine Archive
And we need no better proof or illustration of the truth of this wise saying, than the case of the good and great John Wesley.
From Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story by Barker, Joseph
