Time gives good advice. ~Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second. ~Etty Hillesum
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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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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb
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Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification. ~Sigmund Freud
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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Let me make it clear that I do not assert that a President and the Congress must on all points agree with each other at all times. Many times in history there has been complete disagreement between the two branches of the Government, and in these disagreements sometimes the Congress has won and sometimes the President has won. But during the administration of the present President we have had neither agreement nor a clear-cut battle. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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