Good things come to those who wait. ~English Proverb
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, "Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?" But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed. ~Paul Merton
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs. ~Robert Scheer
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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Friendship is a furrow in the sand. ~Tongan Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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Language in art remains a highly ambiguous transaction, a quicksand, a trampoline, a frozen pool which might give way under you; at any time. ~Harold Pinter
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We are all human beings, immigrant or non-immigrant. We all feel fear. We all love and become confused when we don't act as well as we would like to. We all get depressed and have feelings of uselessness. All of these things are true and have always been true. ~Akhil Sharma
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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