But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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The man who has learned to triumph over sorrow wears his miseries as though they were sacred fillets upon his brow; and nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched. ~Seneca
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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