Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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Two wrongs don't make a right. ~English Proverb
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves. ~John Bulwer
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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What flatterers say, try to make true. ~German Proverbs
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