When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you. ~Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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