An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people. ~Tia Carrere
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank. ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan. ~Proverb
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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. ~American Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu Proverb
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success; such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ~Nikola Tesla
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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