A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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I note that some whom I greatly love and esteem, who are, in my judgment, among the very choicest of God's people, nevertheless, travel most of the way to heaven by night. ~Charles Spurgeon
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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I failed at the biggest things there are in life. I failed in my health, I failed in my marriage, I failed in everything, and I have picked myself up and gone on. ~Sharon Stone
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When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. ~Hannah More
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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I want so much that is not here and do not know where to go. ~Charles Bukowski
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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