The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #love #speaking

The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive. ~George Santayana
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese 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 fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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Love, pregnancy and riding on a camel cannot be hid. ~Arabic Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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Be diligent, and God will send profit. ~Arabic Proverb
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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The fear among economists across the political spectrum was that we were rapidly plummeting toward a second Great Depression. So in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps, largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve. ~Barack Obama
#quotes #barack-obama #government #economy

From early childhood, I was interested in understanding how the world worked, and assumed I would be some kind of physical scientist or chemist. But the truth was, I didn't know there was another kind of world, the inner world, that was just as interesting, if not more relevant, than what was going on in the outside world. ~Stephen LaBerge
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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I try to work every day, even when I am not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~Mel Ramos
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