Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head. ~Proverb
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The West is dead; you may lose a sweetheart but you won't forget her. ~Charles Marion Russell
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic 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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When the head aches, all the body is the worse. ~English Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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