You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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Truly, there are terrible primal arcana of earth which had better be left unknown and unevoked; dread secrets which have nothing to do with man, and which man may learn only in exchange for peace and sanity; cryptic truths which make the knower evermore an alien among his kind, and cause him to walk alone on earth. ~H. P. Lovecraft
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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All human joys are swift of wing. For heaven doth so allot it. That when you get an easy thing, you find you haven't got it ~Eugene Field
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ~English Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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A thief believes everybody steals. ~Proverb
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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It is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa. ~Jane Austen
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