A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland Proverb
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African 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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Never tell anyone to go to hell unless you can make 'em go. ~William J. Clinton
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw. ~Oliver Goldsmith
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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Don't give advice unless you're asked. ~Amy Alcott
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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Ultimately, you just have one life. You never know unless you try. And you never get anywhere unless you ask. ~Kate Winslet
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know. ~Hunter Hayes
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It is my object, in the following work, to travel over ground which has as yet been little explored and to make my reader acquainted with a species of Remains, which, though absolutely necessary for understanding the history of the globe, have been hitherto almost uniformly neglected. ~Georges Cuvier
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~Arabic Proverb
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