A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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I would die for you. But I won't live for you. ~Stephen Chbosky
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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I want you to really be able to grasp the wonder of it, the marvel of it, the size of it and really be able to get a good conception of its magnificence and it tremendous colossal gigantic stupendous size and beauty and splendour! ~David Berg
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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A promise is a debt. ~Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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Lend your money and lose your friend. ~English Proverb
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We understand ourselves through stories, by making stories out of our lives. Storytellers give people structure with which they can begin to look at their own lives and try to make sense of them. ~Bill Harley
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you do not wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. ~Senegalese 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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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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