Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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I am "too fiery," yet I wish to be seen as I am and I would lose all rather than soften away anything. ~Margaret Fuller
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of a man is three-score years and ten: a little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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I have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work. ~Hanneli Mustaparta
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. ~Bernadette Devlin
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. ~Pythagoras
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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If you weren't pretty, it wouldn't matter what you said or didn't say. That's why you're getting this attention. ~Miesha Tate
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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