01Undated
Like a treatise on light and colours by a blind man.Traditional · English / proverb
Meaning: The comparison questions an account offered without the experience or evidence needed for its subject. Its disability-based insult should be distinguished from that useful question.
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Fortune favours the brave.Traditional · English / proverb
Meaning: Decisive action can create opportunities that hesitation misses. Courage may help someone benefit from an opening, though it cannot control luck or guarantee success.
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You cannot know wine by the barrel.Traditional · English / proverb
Meaning: An outward container does not establish the quality of what is inside. Look for evidence about the substance rather than relying on packaging, appearance or a reassuring presentation.
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