Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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Intelligence is: the most complex phenomenon in the Universe; or a profoundly simple process. The answer, of course, is both of the above. It's another one of those great dualities that make life interesting. ~Ray Kurzweil
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the conflict with Israel rather than to end it. They're trying to basically detour around peace negotiations by going to the U.N. and have the automatic majority in the U.N. General Assembly give them, give them a state. ~Benjamin Netanyahu
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Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
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Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth. ~Albert Schweitzer
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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