The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead. ~V. S. Naipaul
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French 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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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan 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 easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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One of my lungs is half gone, and the other half, because I smoked for years, has a lesion. So I can't swim anymore and had the swimming pool covered over. Now it's what I call the dance pavilion, and so I and my friends sit out and put music on and watch people dance. ~Maya Angelou
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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 knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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