A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic 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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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing. ~Matt Damon
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The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. ~Thomas Jefferson
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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From early childhood, I was interested in understanding how the world worked, and assumed I would be some kind of physical scientist or chemist. But the truth was, I didn't know there was another kind of world, the inner world, that was just as interesting, if not more relevant, than what was going on in the outside world. ~Stephen LaBerge
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Verse comedy is interesting to me because of the challenge of writing in rhymed couplets, which is not a form that's usually amenable to English, yet to me it gives great possibility for comedy. ~David Ives
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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