God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Grade school was perilous. I can see how I must have worried them. I was the kind of kid who, for no apparent reason, wept piteously or threw up on myself. On an especially scary day, I sometimes did both. ~Sue Grafton
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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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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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Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. ~Benazir Bhutto
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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A doable goal for me is to finish a marathon under four hours. I'm doing all the training, but the hardest part is eating right. ~Sean Astin
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. ~French Proverb
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A fable is a bridge which leads to truth. Follow it. ~Saudi Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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