I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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By keeping most tax rates at present levels, Obama and the Democrats will claim that they have championed tax cuts for the middle class. ~John Podhoretz
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives. ~English proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect! ~Jonathan Richman
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