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Children and fools have merry lives.Traditional · English / proverb
Meaning: Those pictured as having fewer responsibilities or less awareness of difficulties may appear more carefree. The saying contrasts uncomplicated enjoyment with adult concerns.
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A man of gladness seldom falls into madness.Traditional · English / proverb
Meaning: The saying contrasts gladness with what it calls madness, claiming that one seldom leads to the other. It gives a cheerful disposition a protective role without evidence supplied here.
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A contented mind is a continual feast.Traditional · English / proverb
Meaning: Appreciating what is sufficient can make ordinary life feel abundant. The continual feast pictures ongoing satisfaction, without requiring someone to accept deprivation, injustice or unmet needs as though they were adequate.
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Forego, forget, forgive, Then happy you shall live.Traditional · English / proverb
Meaning: The saying recommends relinquishing resentment, forgetting a wrong and forgiving as a path towards a happier life. That is an aspiration, not a guarantee or a duty to excuse ongoing harm.
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