A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian 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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Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature. ~Graham Cooke
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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When the head aches, all the body is the worse. ~English Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. ~Katherine Jenkins
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When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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In Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world, we have 1,100 gangs and 120,000 gang members so it is a daunting, complex social dilemma. ~Greg Boyle
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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