The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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Something will be there when the flood recedes. We know that. It will be those people now standing in the water, and on those rooftops, many black, many poor. Homeless. Overlooked. And it will be New Orleans, though its memory may be shortened, its self-gaze and eccentricity scoured out so that what's left is a city more like other cities, less insular, less self-regarding, but possibly more self-knowing after today. A city on firmer ground. ~Richard Ford
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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You know, when you start, especially with me, I did not really know I was going to be a movie actress. I thought I was going to do theater. ~Ludivine Sagnier
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves. ~John Calvin
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~Scottish Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers. ~Caleb Cushing
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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