The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music. ~Nick Cave
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be. ~Abba Eban
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I always say to my Twitter followers to come to the stage door and meet me. What I love about being in the theatre, rather than filming, is that you meet your audience. ~Sheridan Smith
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the conflict with Israel rather than to end it. They're trying to basically detour around peace negotiations by going to the U.N. and have the automatic majority in the U.N. General Assembly give them, give them a state. ~Benjamin Netanyahu
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Good news always comes from far away. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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What is so real as the cry of a child? A rabbit's cry may be wilder but it has no soul. ~Sylvia Plath
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, "Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?" But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed. ~Paul Merton
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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The publicis rather apt to be unreasonably discontented when a woman does marry again, than when she does not. ~Jane Austen
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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I am "too fiery," yet I wish to be seen as I am and I would lose all rather than soften away anything. ~Margaret Fuller
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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