Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Will is stronger than fact; it can mold and overcome fact. ~H. G. Wells
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~Spanish Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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We are supernaturalists first, not naturalists. The only reason we feel compelled to accommodate science is that science says we ought to. But it is science that should accommodate revelation. Revelation has been around much longer. ~Matt Chandler
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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