Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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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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Beware of a man of one book. ~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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All that is necessary, as it seems to me, to convince any reasonable person that the Bible is simply and purely of human invention; of barbarian invention; is to read it. Read it as you would any other book; think of it as you would of any other; get the bandage of reverence from your eyes; drive from your heart the phantom of fear; push from the throne of your brain the cowled form of superstition; then read the Holy Bible, and you will be amazed that you ever, for one moment, supposed a being of infinite wisdom, goodness and purity, to be the author of such ignorance and of such atrocity. ~Robert Green Ingersoll
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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Many are the marvels of God's Creation, but none so marvelous as man. Or so cunning, for good or ill. ~S.M. Stirling
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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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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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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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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese 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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I had my nearest and most intimate glimpses of the presence of my Lord in those dread moments when musket, club or spear was being levelled at my life. ~John Gibson Paton
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No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. ~Russian Proverb
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Earth is dearer than gold. ~English Proverb
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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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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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