It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican 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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If you want to be criticized, marry. ~Irish Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. ~Abe Fortas
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland Proverb
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I believe, as followers of Christ, we are commanded to reach out to the least of these in the name of Jesus and show them they matter a great deal to God, who sacrificed His only Son to reach them with His love. ~K.P. Yohannan
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A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages; in that case, such a distinction may be imputed to a vulgar error, which ought to be corrected in philosophy. ~Thomas Reid
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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We have a tough schedule this summer, so I have to plan my schedule wisely if I want to be able to last throughout the season. ~Kim Clijsters
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~Steven Rattner
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