If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ~Irish Proverb
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Luck has a slender anchorage. ~English Proverb
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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Two wrongs don't make a right. ~English Proverb
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People should decide "are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?" I think the average person on the ground would never spend that amount of money; they have to spend it on something that makes sense and this is definitely saving our planet. ~Felix Baumgartner
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. ~Irish Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ~English Proverb
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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