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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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly. ~Haitian Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese 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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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching. ~Steve Waugh
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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Do not give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ~Irish Proverb
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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I hope you will judge yourselves not on your professional accomplishments alone, but also on how well you have addressed the world's deepest inequities... on how well you treated people a world away who have nothing in common with you but your humanity. ~Bill Gates
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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No matter how beautiful the theory, one irritating fact can dismiss the entire formulism, so it has to be proven. ~Michio Kaku
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Strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive. ~Robert Kiyosaki
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