After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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If I die, I forgive you. If I live, we shall see. ~Spanish Proverb
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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The closer you can get to being personal, the better the work is, or the more interesting the work is. ~James Gray
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Whose diggeth a pit shall fall therein. ~Proverb
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When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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Connoisseurs think the art is already done. ~John Constable
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Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found
Like David's harp of solemn sound. ~Isaac Watts
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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I'm not much of a salesman. I prefer the soft sell and the honest approach. ~Marc Guggenheim
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