A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese 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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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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Our deepest mature conviction is that finite and infinite interpenetrate, as time and eternity interpenetrate, and our problems must be solved in the light of that conviction. ~Lily Dougall
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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No one was ever lost on a straight road. ~Indian Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves. ~John Calvin
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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