The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African 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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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish 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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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French 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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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it's hard. If you think it's not hard, you're not doing it right. ~Gene Weingarten
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ~Charles R. Swindoll
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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