He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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Advice when most needed is least heeded. ~English Proverb
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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A proverb is an ornament to language. ~Persian Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose; anything goes. ~Cole Porter
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere. ~Ryan White
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But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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I am sitting in a cage with my eye upon the clock. ~Ray Davies
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Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I really need it. ~Swedish Proverb
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #equality #destiny
Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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A red apple invites stones. ~Kurdish Proverb
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My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations. ~Sue Kelly
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens. ~George Stigler
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What is to be got at to make the air sweet, the ground good under the feet, can only be got at by failure, trial, again and again and again failure. ~Sherwood Anderson
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