A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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proverbiosA scholar's heart is a dark well in which are buried many aborted feelings that rise to the surface as arguments. ~Natalie Clifford Barney
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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Plaid is always cute and always will be. But only on the bottom. At the top, it makes you look like a farmer. ~Jen Lancaster
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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They were close to the end of the beginning... ~Stephen King
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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