Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish 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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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict. ~Frank B. Kellogg
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I don't pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says. ~Dick Cheney
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Science is changing. God's Word does not change! ~Adrian Rogers
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God bless us everyone! Said Tiny Tim, the last of all. ~Charles Dickens
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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment; that is not the Islamic way. ~Naguib Mahfouz
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