There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you. ~Philip Roth
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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He was welcome everywhere he went, and was well-aware of his inability to tolerate solitude. He felt no inclination to be alone and avoided it as far as possible; he didn't really want to become any better acquainted with himself. He knew that if he wanted to show his talents to best advantage, he needed to strike sparks off other people to fan the flames of warmth and exuberance in his heart. On his own he was frosty, no use to himself at all, like a match left lying in its box. ~Stefan Zweig
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I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict. ~Frank B. Kellogg
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish Proverb
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian 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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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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I always give a lot of credit to Ronnie Dunn for making me fall in love with country music. ~Brett Eldredge
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Truth is time's daughter. ~Spanish Proverb
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