Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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I reverted easily to my wild state, that is experimentation. ~Jack Steinberger
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you. ~Proverb
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. ~Robert Bringhurst
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish 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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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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