Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian 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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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian 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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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me. ~Patti Smith
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Illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory. ~Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act. ~Ryszard Kapuscinski
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies. ~Paul Cook
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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If the German people lay down their arms the whole of Eastern and Southern Europe, together with the Reich, will come under Russian occupation. Behind an iron curtain mass butcheries of people would begin. ~Joseph Goebbels
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~Steven Rattner
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