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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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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The past has been a mint of blood and sorrow. That must not be true of tomorrow. ~Langston Hughes
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes. ~Samuel Adams
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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Did you see Howard Dean ranting and raving? Here is a little tip Howard; cut back on the Red Bull. ~David Letterman
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I am shy by nature, a person who's always found something burdensome about human interaction and who probably always will, at least to some degree. ~Caroline Knapp
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring to heel these deficits, diminishing every year and moving the budget so into surplus. ~John Spratt
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Making a company fit to sell may be the only way to ensure you never need a buyer. ~Margaret Heffernan
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