A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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A courtyard common to all will be swept by none. ~Chinese Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~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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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs. ~Robert Scheer
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It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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