It was only the vulgarly mediocre that repelled her. ~Ivan Turgenev
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese 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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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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It takes no effort to be ordinary. Ordinary is not even a challenge. You can do nothing and be ordinary. ~Bernard Hopkins
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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