A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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The movies that work are the ones in which somebody very smart figured out how to take all the thematic material, all the character material, all the filigree, all the beautiful writing, and put it into a story. ~Scott Rudin
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Hope springs eternal. ~American Proverb
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Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight when children of one family fall out, and chide, and fight. ~Isaac Watts
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Success, for me, is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she is cheered on and supported. ~Sheryl Sandberg
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. ~Benjamin Franklin
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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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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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We are all human beings, immigrant or non-immigrant. We all feel fear. We all love and become confused when we don't act as well as we would like to. We all get depressed and have feelings of uselessness. All of these things are true and have always been true. ~Akhil Sharma
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
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If you are serious about American culture and you are serious about Afro-American culture, you are in a lot of pain. You are not; you are not smiling about it. ~Wynton Marsalis
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