"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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Too many cooks spoil the broth. ~English Proverb
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Government is at best useless, and at worst counter-productive. ~Kakha Bendukidze
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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A half truth is a whole lie. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians. ~James Herbert
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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Better no doctor at all than three. ~Polish Proverb
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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