Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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Truth is time's daughter. ~Spanish Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails. ~John Mortimer
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A cat has nine lives. ~Proverb
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So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor. ~Desmond Dekker
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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We need better neighbors, neighbors that care about the schools in their neighborhood, whether they have kids in them or not, because they know that the health and vitality of that neighborhood depends on it. ~Thomas Friedman
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It's hard to say that my twenties were the most miserable time in my life or that my first wife drove me crazy or that I hated the job that I had. You can say all of those things. But for the most part, people manage to have a good time when they're that age. ~Frank Stella
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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An angry man is full of poison. ~Confucius
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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