A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. ~Patricia Marx
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic 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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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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A promise is a debt. ~Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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Progress begins with the belief that what is necessary is possible. ~Norman Cousins
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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