Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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No doctor is better than three. ~German Proverb
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English Proverb
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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And they need not cause you grief. As my Highland grandmother said, and she had the Sight-Tis not the dead ye have to be concerned about! Beware of the Living! And she was a wise woman. The dead are beyond your help or mine, poor things. But the living need us. Thirty souls at the least, Phryne, are still on that island to praise God who might now be angels-or devils. ~Kerry Greenwood
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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Imagination is cheap as long as you don't have to worry about the details. ~Daniel Dennett
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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Verse comedy is interesting to me because of the challenge of writing in rhymed couplets, which is not a form that's usually amenable to English, yet to me it gives great possibility for comedy. ~David Ives
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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I think when it comes to botox and surgery, actresses should do it or not do it, but be honest about their choices. ~Debra Winger
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
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Remember how you used to be able to feel your bed breathing and the walls spinning when you were a kid? ~Lynda Barry
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The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. ~Yotam Ottolenghi
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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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