Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. ~Proverb
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder. ~John D. Rockefeller
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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There are no true friends in politics. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Idleness is the beginning of all vices. ~Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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That is a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion. ~William Shakespeare
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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There was something frantic in their blooming, as if they knew that frost was near and then the bitter cold. They'd lived through all the heat and noise and stench of summertime, and now each widely opened flower was like a triumphant cry, "We will, we will make seed before we die." ~Harriette Simpson Arnow
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