Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all. ~Alice Eve
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Pundits forecast not because they know, but because they are asked. ~John Kenneth Galbraith
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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