Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to. ~Charlize Theron
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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Whose diggeth a pit shall fall therein. ~Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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Here's the thing, for me at least: this is a huge genre now. It wasn't always so. Not so many years ago, it wasn't so. There is a tremendous diversity in fantasy today. ~R. A. Salvatore
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The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank. ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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