That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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I am shy by nature, a person who's always found something burdensome about human interaction and who probably always will, at least to some degree. ~Caroline Knapp
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated; preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary. ~Thomas Sowell
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases. ~Ron Wyden
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~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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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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