A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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Could it be that all those reports coming from our own intelligence that Bush ignored was right all along? Could it be that the UN was right all along? ~Peter Schuyler
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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There was something frantic in their blooming, as if they knew that frost was near and then the bitter cold. They'd lived through all the heat and noise and stench of summertime, and now each widely opened flower was like a triumphant cry, "We will, we will make seed before we die." ~Harriette Simpson Arnow
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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