A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated; preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary. ~Thomas Sowell
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Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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When the head aches, all the body is the worse. ~English Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican 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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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored. ~Stanley B. Prusiner
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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