A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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Most modern Indians don't stick to their caste jobs any more. There is more inter-caste marriage, more fluidity, more freedom than ever before. But the outcastes are usually still outcastes, because they are still the ones who tan India's animals, burn its dead, and remove its excrement. ~Rose George
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. ~Heidi Klum
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Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
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