Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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I'm at the age where I want two girls. In case I fall asleep they will have someone to talk to. ~Rodney Dangerfield
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It is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life. ~Jane Austen
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Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. ~Jose Marti
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable. ~Louisa May Alcott
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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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Was awakened in the night to a strain of music dying away, passing travellers singing. My being was so expanded and infinitely and divinely related for a brief season that I saw how unexhausted, how almost wholly unimproved, was man's capacity for a divine life. When I remembered what a narrow and finite life I should anon awake to! ~Henry David Thoreau
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Greatness alone is not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare. ~Proverb
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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Yes, God wants you to do signs and wonders. But the love of God manifested through you is what people really need. So you first must see His face. You must become so close to His very heartbeat that you can feel what others feel. ~Heidi Baker
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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It's hard to say that my twenties were the most miserable time in my life or that my first wife drove me crazy or that I hated the job that I had. You can say all of those things. But for the most part, people manage to have a good time when they're that age. ~Frank Stella
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German 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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