Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it. ~French Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is no use to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out. ~Belgian Proverb
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He who cooks a bad thing, eats of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The adult looks to deeds, the child to love. ~Indian Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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There are two kinds of people; those who are always well and those who are always sick. Most of the evils of the world come from the first sort and most of the achievement from the second. ~Louis Dudek
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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All electoral laws in Europe are more democratic than they are in the United States. ~Peter Camejo
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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