The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment. ~Maria Monk
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English 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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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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I am sitting in a cage with my eye upon the clock. ~Ray Davies
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Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade. ~English Proverb
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