Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli. ~Jerome Bruner
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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Before you love, learn to run through the snow leaving no footprint. ~Turkish Proverb
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~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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If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every place is safe to him who lives with justice. ~Epictetus
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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