A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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The main courtyard was filled with warriors, mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their skin was blue, which I'd never known before. Some were tending the wounded. Some were sharpening spears and swords. One passed us, swimming in a hurry. His eyes were bright green, like that stuff they put in glo-sticks, and his teeth were shark teeth. They don't show you stuff like that in "The Little Mermaid. ~Rick Riordan
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ~English Proverb
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The silent dog is the first to bite. ~German Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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Who are you? The band sang. I tried to remember but I really couldn't say. ~Janet Fitch
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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