A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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The best thing a girl can be is a good wife and mother. It is a girl's highest calling. I hope I am ready. ~Nancy E. Turner
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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Hundreds of millions of human beings on our planet increasingly suffer from unemployment, poverty, hunger, and the destruction of their families. ~Hans Kung
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor education is a weapon of mass destruction. Discrimination is a weapon of mass destruction. Let us abolish such weapons of mass destruction here at home. ~Dennis Kucinich
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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My only scheme was to be a rapper. ~Eminem
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it. ~Franco Nero
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I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work. ~Bill Murray
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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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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