If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring to heel these deficits, diminishing every year and moving the budget so into surplus. ~John Spratt
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My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all. ~Alice Eve
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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Age is honorable and youth is noble. ~Irish Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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Unnamed entertainment industry moguls are now telling the New York Times that they intend never to work with Mel Gibson again. After all, how dare Mel Gibson challenge the public by producing a film that spurs public discussion, that pushes the envelope, that takes an old story to a new level. How dare Mel Gibson follow his own passion as a filmmaker. How dare he make $20 million on the opening day box office! ~Laura Ingraham
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I look at couples in the street who are in their sixties and have been together for 40 years, and they're my idols. That's Ice and me for sure. ~Coco Austin
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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