Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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A narrow river is soon rowed, a shallow ocean measured, a small mind stirred. ~Swedish Proverb
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In teaching others we teach ourselves. ~English Proverb
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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A dimple on the chin, the devil within. ~Gaelic Proverb
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I am defeated all the time, yet to victory I am born. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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I have a folder of scraps and pieces of paper with stuff, ideas for songs from the last 25 years; just little things, maybe early songs that I finished, but didn't think they were good enough. ~Lucinda Williams
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears. ~Polish Proverb
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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