Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu Proverb
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The natural mind is ever prone to reason, when we ought to believe; to be at work, when we ought to be quiet; to go our own way, when we ought steadily to walk on in God's ways, however trying to nature. ~George Muller
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? ~Oriana Fallaci
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The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man. ~Howard Staunton
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ~John Polkinghorne
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Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back. ~Zhu Rongji
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In some ways it's taken me decades to come clean and make honest work; and still to this day, sometimes I find myself wanting to hide behind my work and deny the more biographical aspects. ~David Knopfler
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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There is a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary. ~Trevor Dunn
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine. ~James Mooney
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Call on God, but row away from the rocks. ~Indian Proverb
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It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. ~English Proverb
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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