Arrow-swift the present sweepeth, and motionless forever stands the past. ~Friedrich Schiller
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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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No doctor is better than three. ~German Proverb
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Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Empathy is even better than talking in one language. ~Rumi
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb
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Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. ~Kenneth Robert Livingstone
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. ~Thomas Jefferson
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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