One man's trash is another man's treasure. ~English Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind. ~Max Eastman
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I note that some whom I greatly love and esteem, who are, in my judgment, among the very choicest of God's people, nevertheless, travel most of the way to heaven by night. ~Charles Spurgeon
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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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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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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I invented the cordless extension cord. ~Steven Wright
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The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. ~Yotam Ottolenghi
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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I am going to embarrass myself. I have accepted that fact, and that is just how it is going to be. ~Jen Lancaster
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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If Barack Obama is elected, I will be moving out of the country. ~Stephen Baldwin
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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I can't imagine what they're planning. But I can tell you two things. We won't like it, and it won't be legal. ~Eoin Colfer
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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We must bear the medicine on account of its usefulness. ~Arabic Proverb
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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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