A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish 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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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. ~Jan Karon
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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Regard Heaven as your father, Earth as your mother and all things as your brothers and sisters. ~Native American Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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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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A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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