Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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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 enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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As we live, so we learn. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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