I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. ~Max Beerbohm
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese 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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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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From our ancestors come our names, but from our virtues our honors. ~Proverb
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The rain follows after the forest. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are. ~Neil Strauss
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French 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 a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
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