We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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Laughter is God's hand on a troubled world. ~English Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ~English Proverb
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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One person's craziness is another person's reality. ~Tim Burton
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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Have you forgotten God? Even if you have, He has not forgotten you. ~Moses
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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It would be good to see what the Queen gets up to at Buckingham Palace. I bet she spends her whole time watching "Coronation Street." ~Amelia Warner
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Mulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand. Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle. ~Heather Brewer
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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