A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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proverbiosA good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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If you can compete, you are going to compete. ~Earl Lloyd
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quotistIt is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland Proverb
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Maine out of season is unmistakably a great destination; hospitable, good humored, plenty of elbow room, short days, dark nights of crackling ice crystals. ~Paul Theroux
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Man unites himself with the world in the process of creation. ~Erich Fromm
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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I like Chris Rock. He's dangerous. ~Mel Brooks
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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A world of few choices, whether in jeans or mates, is a world in which individual differences become sources of alienation, unhappiness, even self-loathing. If no jeans fit, you'll feel uncomfortable or inferior. If no housing developments reflect your taste for unique architecture, you'll write screeds against philistine mass culture. ~Virginia Postrel
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A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and do what you have to do, it will go away. If you really like to pitch and you want to pitch, that's what you'll do. ~Warren Spahn
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out. ~Derek Jeter
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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