There is no burnt rice to a hungry person. ~Philippine Proverb
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Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ~German Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Trust the tale, not the teller. ~David Knopfler
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass. ~French Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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One doctor makes work for another. ~English Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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Every great story seems to begin with a snake. ~Nicolas Cage
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America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago. ~Eric Alterman
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