A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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Let me make it clear that I do not assert that a President and the Congress must on all points agree with each other at all times. Many times in history there has been complete disagreement between the two branches of the Government, and in these disagreements sometimes the Congress has won and sometimes the President has won. But during the administration of the present President we have had neither agreement nor a clear-cut battle. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus. ~Don Zimmer
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When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you. ~Proverb
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When people don't like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first. ~Tom Hiddleston
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb
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They don't make coats for this kind of cold. ~Ryan Adams
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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