The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. ~Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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Out of the choked Devonian waters emerged sight and sound and the music that rolls invisible through the composer's brain. They are there still in the ooze along the tideline, though no one notices. The world is fixed, we say, fish in the sea, birds in the air. But in the mangrove swamps by the Niger, fish climb trees and ogle uneasy naturalists who try unsuccessfully to chase them back to the water. There are things still coming ashore. ~Loren Eiseley
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases. ~Ron Wyden
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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A white Christmas fills the churchyard. ~French Proverb
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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