A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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I think you use the negative things that happen from the year before, and from other years, too; to spur you to do the things you need to do to take the next step. ~Tony Romo
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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One thing I like about Twitter is that you can hear it from the horse's mouth. ~Big Boi
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem them for their own sake, and most of all the sense of sight. Not only with a view to action, but even when no action is contemplated, we prefer sight, generally speaking, to all the other senses. The reason of this is that of all the senses sight best helps us to know things, and reveals many distinctions. ~Aristotle
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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Sometimes we are devils to ourselves. When we will tempt the frailty of our powers, presuming on their changeful potency. ~William Shakespeare
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish 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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