A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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There's a degree of deception in silence. ~Don Lemon
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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The style developed over decades, really, but I started out writing pretty traditional stories, then became impatient. It was a writer named Russell Edson who showed me that one could write in any way at all. ~Lydia Davis
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you catch none. ~Confucius
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. ~Rumi
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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