The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett. ~Al Franken
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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Promise little and do much. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~Steven Rattner
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy? ~Joichi Ito
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties. ~Gilbert Newton Lewis
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