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Half a loaf is better than no bread Link to proverb.
Faith will move mountains Link to proverb.
None so blind as those who will not see - There's.
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched Link to proverb.
If God had meant us to fly he'd have given us wings.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Good things come in small packages.

Time flies.
Make haste slowly.
Dead men tell no tales.
Better safe than sorry.
The child is father to the man Link to proverb.
Life begins at forty Link to proverb.
Truth is stranger than fiction Link to proverb.

One of the most skilled calligraphers

multiplies (see also article

The most common form