Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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There's a lot to be said for not displacing people. ~Barney Frank
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone. ~Martha Nibley Beck
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. ~Proverb
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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