He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Americans have a warrior's mentality, most of them. That's how this society was built. The fact that you own a gun and shoot to defend your life is a very American way of thinking. ~Isabel Allende
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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No social ties can be formed in the absence of alcohol. ~Chinese Proverb
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The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust. ~Persian Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the while I am being carried across the sky by beautiful clouds. ~Ojibwe Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~Chinese Proverb
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If fortune smiles, who does not? If fortune does not, who does? ~Chinese Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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