Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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In my humble opinion, change is stupid. ~Rafael Nadal
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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It takes the glory of God to conceal a matter. It takes the honor of the king to seek out for it. ~Tommy Tenney
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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In our racist, sexist society, Christmas is the eight hours when we stop killing each other and gratuitous overeating is encouraged so that the starving and other people in the world can die! ~Lloyd Kaufman
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem them for their own sake, and most of all the sense of sight. Not only with a view to action, but even when no action is contemplated, we prefer sight, generally speaking, to all the other senses. The reason of this is that of all the senses sight best helps us to know things, and reveals many distinctions. ~Aristotle
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. ~John Wayne
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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