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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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Winning is everything in Hollywood. ~Olympia Dukakis
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never. ~French Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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