Proverbs and Quotes in English
Short sentences and easy words.

○○○ as ⪢⪢
When the royal barber took the prince's hat off, he was surprised, as was the prince, to see the donkey ears.
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○○○ compassionate ⪢⪢
And the prince turned into a good and compassionate man who, whenever he heard someone making fun of others, would say, "Be careful my friend, you never know when you get donkey ears.
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○○○ Euridyce ⪢⪢
One day he decided to take action. "I'll go to Hades, the god of the underworld, and get Euridyce back." #intention
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○○○ grant ⪢⪢
The fairies decided to grant him the wish of a son. #bookmark
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○○○ look up ⪢⪢
If a fisherman or a shepherd had looked up just then, he would have seen two very unusual birds hovering above the waves. #conditional ◁￫◁
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○○○ Mighty Samson ⪢⪢
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○○○ mortal ⪢⪢
Who could have believed that a mortal father and son had mastered the art of flight? ┆ Who could have believed that a mortal father and son had mastered the art of flight if anyone had looked up just then? #conditional ◁￫◁
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○○○ nor ⪢⪢
Their head was too big or their legs were too short nor they were too dumb. #grammar
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○○○ shabby ⪢⪢
"What a shabby nest you have, little bird!"
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○○○ sight ⪢⪢
No doubt he would have thought that he had caught sight of two winged gods. ┆ If a fisherman or a shepherd had looked up just then, he would have thought that he had caught sight of two winged gods. #conditional ◁￫◁
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○○○ take measures ⪢⪢
Tired of the constant danger that the cat presented, one of the mice decided to summon a general counsel so that all the mice could debate what measures they could take to outwit their common enemy the cat.
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○○○ thereafter ⪢⪢
Soon thereafter a reed field grew upon that ground.
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○○○ used to ⪢⪢
As he grew older, the prince got used to everybody praising him for his beauty and his brains.
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○○○ wand ⪢⪢
"You need donkey ears no more," and with the wave of her wand the donkey ears disappeared.
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○○○ witty ⪢⪢
They lived a happy life but had a big danger nearby - a witty and big cat who also lived there.
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