A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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The sound of you, it offends me. Abomination, I command you to be silent. ~Thomas E. Sniegoski
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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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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One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
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Out of the choked Devonian waters emerged sight and sound and the music that rolls invisible through the composer's brain. They are there still in the ooze along the tideline, though no one notices. The world is fixed, we say, fish in the sea, birds in the air. But in the mangrove swamps by the Niger, fish climb trees and ogle uneasy naturalists who try unsuccessfully to chase them back to the water. There are things still coming ashore. ~Loren Eiseley
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Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage. ~Finnish Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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