The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Happy are men who yet before they are killed, can let their veins run cold. ~Wilfred Owen
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another. ~Russell M. Nelson
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The starting point of my career in money management in 1973-74 was the time of the only true bear market any living non-Japanese investor has seen in major markets. Equities, real estate, you name it, everyone got run over. ~Paul Singer
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A red apple invites stones. ~Kurdish Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. ~Warren Christopher
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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You seek problems because you need their gifts. ~Richard Bach
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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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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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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They (fables) teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches. ~Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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