When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at. ~Welsh Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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If Darwin could see what we now see, what we now know about the ocean, about the atmosphere, about the nature of life, as we now understand it, about the importance of microbes. I think he would just beam with joy that many of the thoughts and the glimpses of the majesty of life on Earth that he had during his life, now magnified many times over. ~Sylvia Earle
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Strong leaders understand that action cures indecision. ~Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you do not wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. ~Senegalese Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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