When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the while I am being carried across the sky by beautiful clouds. ~Ojibwe Proverb
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East and West are coming together. Whether in peace or anarchy; they are coming together. There need not be a clash between East and West, between Islam and Europe. ~Orhan Pamuk
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruban Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. ~Bernadette Devlin
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African 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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For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life, the lesson of your utter insignificance. ~Joseph Brodsky
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. ~George Bernard Shaw
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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A cat has nine lives. ~Proverb
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Where life plants you, bloom with grace. ~French 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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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Taste refers to the past, imagination to the future. ~Mason Cooley
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. ~Kenneth Robert Livingstone
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