A son is a son till he gets him a wife, but a daughter is a daughter the rest of your life. ~Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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Most married couples, even though they love each other very much in theory, tend to view each other in practice as large teeming flaw colonies, the result of being that they get on each other's nerves and regularly erupt into vicious emotional shouting matches over such issues as toaster settings. ~Dave Barry
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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