An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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Whatever you choose you will repent because the other will remain and haunt you. If one needs absolute freedom then choiceless awareness is the only thing. ~Rajneesh
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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It was a Republican, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who first protected the Arctic Refuge to balance the oil development at Prudhoe Bay with responsible conservation. ~Robert Dold
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In reading a novel, any novel, we have to know perfectly well that the whole thing is nonsense, and then, while reading, believe every word of it. Finally, when we're done with it, we may find, if it's a good novel, that we're a bit different from what we were before we read it, that we have changed a little. But it's very hard to say just what we learned, how we were changed. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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