Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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proverbiosStrong leaders understand that action cures indecision. ~Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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Places are fragmentary and inward-turning histories, pasts that others are not allowed to read, accumulated times that can be unfolded but like stories held in reserve, remaining in an enigmatic state, symbolizations encysted in the pain or pleasure of he body. "I feel good here": the well-being under-expressed in the language it appears in like a fleeting glimmer is a spatial practice. ~Michel de Certeau
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business. ~Richard M. Nixon
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Your prosperity will only grow as fast as you do. ~Randy Gage
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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was that's not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. ~Norman Lear
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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It's hard to imagine that our love is a story with an end. But you know, at least I'm getting some really good songs out of it ~Miley Cyrus
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there is a layer of people who run everything. But we, we are just peasants. We do not understand what is going on, and we cannot do anything. ~Doris Lessing
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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All human joys are swift of wing. For heaven doth so allot it. That when you get an easy thing, you find you haven't got it ~Eugene Field
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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