Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic Proverb
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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The main courtyard was filled with warriors, mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their skin was blue, which I'd never known before. Some were tending the wounded. Some were sharpening spears and swords. One passed us, swimming in a hurry. His eyes were bright green, like that stuff they put in glo-sticks, and his teeth were shark teeth. They don't show you stuff like that in "The Little Mermaid. ~Rick Riordan
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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