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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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards. ~Spanish Proverb
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ~English Proverb
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian 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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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency. ~Robert Quillen
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you. ~Jim Palmer
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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