Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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I don't believe in the clash of cultures. The culture is one. The culture is a ring off the same chain. Picasso was very much influenced by the African arts, and he influenced a whole other generation of artists. So everything influences everything. ~Marjane Satrapi
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~German Proverb
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I'm a much better mother at 46, than if I were like, 21 or 25. ~Halle Berry
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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I want to write the sort the book that my people want to read, even if the market is small. ~Robert Dessaix
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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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The lion believes that everyone shares his state of mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. ~George Stigler
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. ~Richard Linklater
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