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One barber shaves not so close but another finds work.Traditional · English / proverb
Meaning: Another worker can often find something to improve in work already considered finished. The second barber’s remaining task suggests that completion depends on standards and perspective, without proving that earlier work was careless or endless correction is necessary.
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A rolling stone gathers no moss.Meaning: Constant movement or change can prevent someone from accumulating lasting commitments, resources or attachments. Whether that is a loss or a benefit depends on what the person values.
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A man cannot live by the air.Traditional · English / proverb
Meaning: Good intentions or empty promises do not supply the practical necessities of life. Living by the air pictures trying to manage without real support, drawing attention to resources rather than blaming someone who lacks them.
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As the twig is bent the tree's inclined.Traditional · English / proverb
Meaning: Early influences may leave a lasting direction in someone’s habits. The inclined tree develops the bent-twig image, without proving that a person cannot change or that upbringing explains every later choice.
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