Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Verse comedy is interesting to me because of the challenge of writing in rhymed couplets, which is not a form that's usually amenable to English, yet to me it gives great possibility for comedy. ~David Ives
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All things grow with time, except grief. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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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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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. ~Woody Allen
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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Three things see no end. A flower blighted ere it bloomed. A message that was wasted. And a journey that was doomed. ~Mercedes Lackey
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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