Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish 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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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way. ~Harvey Fierstein
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The rain follows after the forest. ~Hawaiian 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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I really hate airport queues. I almost feel they should have cattle prods to hurry us up down the aisles. You can't even complain because they might stop you getting on to the flight. ~Len Goodman
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Everything we "know" from above [heaven], we know from down here [earth]. How can you take something like that seriously? ~Steve Stevaert
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ~Proverb
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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence. ~Edith Sitwell
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. ~J. R. R. Tolkien
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Who are you? The band sang. I tried to remember but I really couldn't say. ~Janet Fitch
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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