A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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Selfishness and demagoguery take advantage of liberty. The selfish hand constantly seeks to control government, and every increase of governmental power, even to meet just needs, furnishes opportunity for abuse and stimulates the effort to bend it to improper uses. ~Charles Evans Hughes
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German 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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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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I believe, as followers of Christ, we are commanded to reach out to the least of these in the name of Jesus and show them they matter a great deal to God, who sacrificed His only Son to reach them with His love. ~K.P. Yohannan
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish 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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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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I have a natural curiosity for people. ~Nicholas Haslam
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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