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proverb

noun as in saying referring to common fact, knowledge

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But he’s usually able to turn it around by talking to his friends or elders, or by reciting his favorite proverb:

Maybe the three monkeys represented the "wise monkeys" in the Japanese proverb of the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" fame?

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Three monkeys have been associated with the Japanese proverb "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil".

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A Thief Has Come is a Rajasthani proverb uttered when a girl is born.

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The delusion makes it hard for you to go forward, which is another proverb, ‘Strength is found in the face of fear.’

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