One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~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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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen 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 are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger. ~Alexis de Tocqueville
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