A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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Justifying a fault doubles it. ~French Proverb
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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If we stay aware and acknowledge the great mystery that is this life, we will see that we have been perfectly placed, in exactly the right position, to make all the difference in the world. ~James Redfield
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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Give your problems to Christ before your problems get to you. ~Max Lucado
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When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you. ~Proverb
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The greater part of mankind judge of men only by their fashionableness or their fortune. ~Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Out of the choked Devonian waters emerged sight and sound and the music that rolls invisible through the composer's brain. They are there still in the ooze along the tideline, though no one notices. The world is fixed, we say, fish in the sea, birds in the air. But in the mangrove swamps by the Niger, fish climb trees and ogle uneasy naturalists who try unsuccessfully to chase them back to the water. There are things still coming ashore. ~Loren Eiseley
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
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I live in the moment. ~Amy Sedaris
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish 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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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~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 person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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