Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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proverbiosBlood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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I wish I was a teenager in the 1970s. ~Ellen Page
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quotistIf I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. ~Candance Bushnell
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. ~William Prescott
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I don't know where life's going, but soon it will be gone. I hope the wind that's blowing helps me carry on. Turn on the radio, baby listen to my song. Turn on the night light baby, I'm gone. ~Marc Cohn
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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I am a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. ~Gore Vidal
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