Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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Achilles absent was Achilles still! ~Homer
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The advantage we have as Americans is that we can be fair; we tend to be more open-minded about different styles of wine. ~Robert M. Parker
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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Lend your money and lose your friend. ~English Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Few industries have the ability to transform society like tech, yet too few companies are asking the questions or working on the problems that would create meaningful social change. ~Mitch Kapor
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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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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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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I played pretend games as a kid, army, whatever, but I never wanted to be an actor. ~Ray Liotta
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Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune. ~Giuseppe Garibaldi
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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