When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations. ~Kathie Lee Gifford
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight when children of one family fall out, and chide, and fight. ~Isaac Watts
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Pass the bridge that your kinsmen have passed. ~Azerbaijani Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian 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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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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One sister for sale, one sister for sale, one crying and spying young sister for sale. I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding. Do I hear a dollar? A nickle? A penny? Oh isnt there isn't, there isn't there any one person who will buy this sister for sale. This crying spying old young sister for sale. ~Shel Silverstein
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English 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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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York. ~Haile Gebrselassie
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #equality #destiny

I occasionally got called the Rush Limbaugh of Indiana, but most people knew that my style was different. ~Mike Pence
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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