A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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A tree falls the way it leans. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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Luckily, the public school system that I was in had a really great drama program, so I plunged into that. It really sort of kept me afloat because I was bored in school. ~Allison Scagliotti
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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Americans have a warrior's mentality, most of them. That's how this society was built. The fact that you own a gun and shoot to defend your life is a very American way of thinking. ~Isabel Allende
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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As far as I'm concerned, I did'nt dream; ever. ~Theodore Sturgeon
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like. ~George McGovern
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
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I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another. ~Russell M. Nelson
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