A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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I've never had a bank account in Switzerland since 1984. Why would the Swiss do this to me? Maybe the Swiss are trying to divert attention from the Holocaust gold scandal. ~Benazir Bhutto
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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There is a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary. ~Trevor Dunn
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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It's quite nice to have a place to leave things. You can be a permanent gypsy, but it's nice to go home. ~Daphne Guinness
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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The generous is never satisfied with riches. ~Arabic Proverb
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