He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish 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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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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There is one catagory of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television commercials for candidates in Presidential elections. ~David Ogilvy
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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I am defeated all the time, yet to victory I am born. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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Sometimes to keep it together you have got to leave it alone. ~Don Henley
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish 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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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there is only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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Hope is the physician of each misery. ~Irish Proverb
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Men easily believe what they want to. ~Latin Proverb
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people; not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene. ~Dierks Bentley
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