To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Taste it and you will get a desire for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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Even if you're not going anywhere, do not get in the way. ~Jose Bergamin
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~Swedish Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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We all know of course, that we should never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever fiddle around in any way with electrical equipment. Never. ~Daniel Handler
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~Scottish Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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All the seven deadly sins are self destroying, morbid appetites, but in their early stages at least, lust and gluttony, averice and sloth know some gratification, while anger and pride have power, even though that power eventually destroys itself. Envy is impotent, numbed with fear, never ceasing in its appetite, and it knows no gratification, but endless self torment. It has the ugliness of a trapped rat, which gnaws its own foot in an effort to escape. ~Angus Wilson
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