A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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If you were to open up a baby's head, and I am not for a moment suggesting that you should; you would find nothing but an enormous drool gland. ~Dave Barry
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second. ~Etty Hillesum
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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Health care is not about insurance! Health care is about getting treatment. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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Loyalty, Signor Molteni, not love. Penelope is loyal to Ulysses but we do not know how far she loved him; and as you know people can sometimes be absolutely loyal without loving. In certain cases, in fact, loyalty is form of vengeance, of black-mail, of recovering one's self-respect. Loyalty, not love. ~Alberto Moravia
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust. ~Persian Proverb
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish Proverb
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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If Britain was to close down altogether overnight, then China would take up the slack of carbon emissions in two years. If America closed down, just the growth in China's emissions would replace America's emissions in 12 years. ~Christopher Monckton
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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