The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese 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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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies. ~Charles XII of Sweden
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Everything is prospective, and man is to live hereafter. That the world is for his education is the only sane solution of the enigma. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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We should go into His presence as a child goes to his father. We do it with reverence and godly fear, of course, but we should go with a childlike confidence and simplicity. ~David Lloyd Jones
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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