A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. ~Warren Christopher
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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If you want to be criticized, marry. ~Irish Proverb
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Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors, or to see themselves as others see them. ~Logan Pearsall Smith
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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To the seeing eye life is mostly sparrows. ~Will Cuppy
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