Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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If, in our world, there is any chance of becoming the person you haven't yet become... will I know how to seize that chance, turn my life into a garden that will be completely different from my forebears'? ~Muriel Barbery
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The Masters is more like a vast Edwardian garden party than a golf tournament. ~Alistair Cooke
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? ~Oriana Fallaci
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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I love South American food, and I haven't really been down there. I really need a vacation. ~Nate Silver
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruban Proverb
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor education is a weapon of mass destruction. Discrimination is a weapon of mass destruction. Let us abolish such weapons of mass destruction here at home. ~Dennis Kucinich
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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