Unwillingness easily finds an excuse. ~English Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you. ~Jim Palmer
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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There is nothing Dutch about my architecture. ~Rem Koolhaas
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If Britain was to close down altogether overnight, then China would take up the slack of carbon emissions in two years. If America closed down, just the growth in China's emissions would replace America's emissions in 12 years. ~Christopher Monckton
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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The highest wisdom adopts the humblest of bodies. ~Antoni Tapies
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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Yes, but I think if you look at it with a sort of gay sensibility and want everything to be positive about gay life, it could be interpreted as antigay. ~John Schlesinger
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Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. ~John Wayne
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