Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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In reading a novel, any novel, we have to know perfectly well that the whole thing is nonsense, and then, while reading, believe every word of it. Finally, when we're done with it, we may find, if it's a good novel, that we're a bit different from what we were before we read it, that we have changed a little. But it's very hard to say just what we learned, how we were changed. ~Ursula K. Le Guin
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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People aren't paying to see the Kevin McHale show, they're paying to see the cast of "Glee." ~Kevin McHale
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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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It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done. ~John Greenleaf Whittier
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A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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