Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you cannot explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood . ~Richard P. Feynman
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Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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There's a lot to be said for not displacing people. ~Barney Frank
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One doctor makes work for another. ~English Proverb
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger. ~Alexis de Tocqueville
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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An angry man is full of poison. ~Confucius
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In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
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I love luxury, I love the high life, and I have to foot the bills. I have received practically nothing from my marriages and relationships. ~Britt Ekland
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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