You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage. ~Finnish Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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