The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship. ~Sallust
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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places, but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Friends, near or far, are important to us. All of ours have an awareness of other persons' feelings, a courtesy that's inevitable. When I find that consideration in a fan, I'm immediately impressed. ~Kent McCord
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher. ~Benjamin Whichcote
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. ~Pythagoras
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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