A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves. ~John Calvin
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem them for their own sake, and most of all the sense of sight. Not only with a view to action, but even when no action is contemplated, we prefer sight, generally speaking, to all the other senses. The reason of this is that of all the senses sight best helps us to know things, and reveals many distinctions. ~Aristotle
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ~Richard Dawkins
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Here's the thing, for me at least: this is a huge genre now. It wasn't always so. Not so many years ago, it wasn't so. There is a tremendous diversity in fantasy today. ~R. A. Salvatore
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace. ~Lucretius
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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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To learn a belief without the belief is to sing a song without the tune. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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