Translation is not a matter of words only, it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~Anthony Burgess
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese 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 fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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I cancel going out if my hair doesn't look good. ~Brad Goreski
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese 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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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but rather the hero's heart. ~Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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Three things see no end. A flower blighted ere it bloomed. A message that was wasted. And a journey that was doomed. ~Mercedes Lackey
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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