You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth. ~Albert Schweitzer
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Everything we "know" from above [heaven], we know from down here [earth]. How can you take something like that seriously? ~Steve Stevaert
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African 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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Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. ~Abe Fortas
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Never tell anyone to go to hell unless you can make 'em go. ~William J. Clinton
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service. ~Doris Kearns Goodwin
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We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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What is to be got at to make the air sweet, the ground good under the feet, can only be got at by failure, trial, again and again and again failure. ~Sherwood Anderson
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We all know from growing up with TV that John Wells shows are usually very large ensembles with amazingly written characters. He tends to redefine the way stories are told in a specific genre, whether it's "China Beach," "The West Wing," or "E.R." ~Michael Cudlitz
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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