Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly. ~Pete Sampras
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly. ~Haitian Proverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African 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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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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Thoughts crystallize into habit and habit solidifies into circumstances. ~Bryan Adams
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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