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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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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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive. ~George Santayana
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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I dream about people who do not need to have sex to know they love each other. ~Carol Rifka Brunt
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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