Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu 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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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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I believe, as followers of Christ, we are commanded to reach out to the least of these in the name of Jesus and show them they matter a great deal to God, who sacrificed His only Son to reach them with His love. ~K.P. Yohannan
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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There was something frantic in their blooming, as if they knew that frost was near and then the bitter cold. They'd lived through all the heat and noise and stench of summertime, and now each widely opened flower was like a triumphant cry, "We will, we will make seed before we die." ~Harriette Simpson Arnow
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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The present can try to bury the past, an operation that is most atrocious when it is most successful. ~Mary McCarthy
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Medicines are not meat to live by. ~German Proverb
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places, that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. ~John Lewis
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Sometimes we are devils to ourselves. When we will tempt the frailty of our powers, presuming on their changeful potency. ~William Shakespeare
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature. ~Graham Cooke
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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