Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~Chinese Proverbs
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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And they need not cause you grief. As my Highland grandmother said, and she had the Sight-Tis not the dead ye have to be concerned about! Beware of the Living! And she was a wise woman. The dead are beyond your help or mine, poor things. But the living need us. Thirty souls at the least, Phryne, are still on that island to praise God who might now be angels-or devils. ~Kerry Greenwood
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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Do not let yesterday use up too much of today. ~Native American Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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I wear my shadows where they are harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I am travelling toward light. ~Bruce Cockburn
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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