Be brothers, and keep between you the accounts of merchants. ~Arabic 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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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it. ~Italian Proverb
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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What kind of knife is this? Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains' inspection. It's all wrong. You couldn't kill anyone with this. ~Scott Lynch
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese 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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A drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~Persian Proverb
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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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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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