An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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Stories are the best democracy we have. We are allowed to become the other we never dreamed we could be. ~Colum McCann
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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A bad cause requires many words. ~German Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian. ~Michelle Hunziker
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Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man. ~Tertullian
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~Yugoslav Proverb
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Science is changing. God's Word does not change! ~Adrian Rogers
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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