Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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We had been busy building up fibre infrastructure under the ground in Hong Kong and underneath the homes of people, so when we launched IPTV, it was relatively smoother sailing than in other territories. ~Richard Li
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The rain follows after the forest. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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The first assumption of an art critic is that the artist meant to paint something else. ~Robert Breault
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish 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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Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. ~Jan Karon
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so ~Gertrude Atherton
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Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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