A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end. ~Emily Mortimer
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. ~Coco Chanel
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~Spanish Proverb
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More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases. ~Ron Kind
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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