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proverb

[prov-erb] / ˈprɒv ərb /


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But if you invest for the long term, recognize that the economic sectors poised to grow more than average are those that help people become, as the old proverb has it, healthy, wealthy and wise.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Investors would do well to heed the old Confucian proverb: “Be prudent and exercise caution.”

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The president quoted a Chinese proverb: "Range far your eye over long distances".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The French proverb “to understand all is to forgive all” might be overstating matters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

An old Japanese proverb grown-ups liked to say.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




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