Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness. ~Mark E. Petersen
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It takes the glory of God to conceal a matter. It takes the honor of the king to seek out for it. ~Tommy Tenney
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world. ~Christopher Eccleston
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The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements, people invited alphabetically, or to pay off debts, are fatal. ~Ward McAllister
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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