War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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I hope you will judge yourselves not on your professional accomplishments alone, but also on how well you have addressed the world's deepest inequities... on how well you treated people a world away who have nothing in common with you but your humanity. ~Bill Gates
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
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Be brothers, and keep between you the accounts of merchants. ~Arabic Proverb
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Love, pregnancy and riding on a camel cannot be hid. ~Arabic Proverb
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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