When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ~Proverb
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Plaid is always cute and always will be. But only on the bottom. At the top, it makes you look like a farmer. ~Jen Lancaster
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One doctor makes work for another. ~English Proverb
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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African 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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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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Promise little and do much. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. ~Michelle Obama
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Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle. ~Edmond About
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there is a better "Oklahoma!" someplace, a better "West Side Story." And I would like to be mixed up in it. ~Richard Rodgers
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When I am happy I am like a cat, sleek and purring, quite useless. It is when I am unhappy, with an ache perhaps in my heart, that I do my finest work. ~Barbara La Marr
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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I adore clothes, they're my weakest link! My mother was the same, and she taught me always to look polished. ~Anne Robinson
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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