I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ~Hawaiian 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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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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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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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. ~Lord Byron
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Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of a man is three-score years and ten: a little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Bad as I like ye, it's worse without ye. ~Irish Proverb
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There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state. ~Isaac Asimov
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does. ~Cassandra Clare
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there is a better "Oklahoma!" someplace, a better "West Side Story." And I would like to be mixed up in it. ~Richard Rodgers
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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Truth becomes disagreeable to the fool only. ~Arabic Proverb
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