The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. ~William Prescott
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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I had got this far, and was thinking of what to say next, and as my habit is, I was pricking the paper idly with my pen. And I thought how, between one dip of the pen and the next, time goes on, and I hurry, drive myself, and speed toward death. We are always dying. I while I write, you while you read, and others while they listen or stop their ears, they are all dying. ~Petrarch
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is nothing in our experience, however trivial, worldly, or even evil, which cannot be thought about christianly. ~Harry Blamires
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So, we just kind of created our own thing and that is part of the beauty of Athens; is that it is so off the map and there is no way you could ever be the East Village or an L.A. scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became its own thing. ~Michael Stipe
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Ignorance is never out of style. It was in fashion yesterday, it is the rage today and it will set the pace tomorrow. ~Frank Dane
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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The goal is to keep having fun. Not let that pressure get to me and still be Missy. ~Missy Franklin
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It is true that advertising often gives information and is valuable for doing so, but some forms of advertising give precious little information, and even that little is wrong. ~Randal Marlin
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He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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While aromatherapy is practiced by medical doctors in France, this has not been the case in England and the United States. ~Robert Tisserand
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Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score. ~Frank Leahy
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Truth is time's daughter. ~Spanish Proverb
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Lend your money and lose your friend. ~English Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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