The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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Empathy is even better than talking in one language. ~Rumi
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. ~Kenneth Robert Livingstone
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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I like my raps, but I'm never too happy with some of 'em because I feel like they could be better. But every time I hear my flow on that song I wow myself. ~Tyler The Creator
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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Love gives life within. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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Irony: While we increasingly hold people more responsible if they drink and drive, we hold women less responsible if they drink and have sex. ~Warren Farrell
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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"Look at that," she whispered, and then after a moment: "I'd like to just get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around." ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny. ~Barbara Mertz
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