A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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What flatterers say, try to make true. ~German Proverbs
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish 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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So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor. ~Desmond Dekker
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian 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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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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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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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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If you weren't pretty, it wouldn't matter what you said or didn't say. That's why you're getting this attention. ~Miesha Tate
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Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
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Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it. ~Italian Proverb
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It is my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding of materials. It starts with an understanding of where foods are grown. ~Tom Colicchio
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